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Film Review - Harold and the Purple Crayon

Film Review - Harold and the Purple Crayon

An unremarkable but adequate diversion for child audiences, based on Crockett Johnson’s picture book

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Aug 08, 2024
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Film Review - Harold and the Purple Crayon
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Derived from the 1955 children’s picture book by Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon is a light, fun, inoffensive, unremarkable bit of family entertainment that’s attracted some pretty damning reviews. Frankly, it’s not as bad as that. True, it’s hardly likely to trouble any critic’s best of 2024 lists, but I’d be lying if I didn’…

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