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'Odd Life Of Timothy Green' Pushes Too Hard

by Kenneth Turan, NPR
August 15, 2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a "when you wish upon a star" fable in the old school Disney style. Though the film's heart is pure, its execution is so cloying and contrived, it brings on tears of frustration.

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  • Morning Edition, August 15, 2012
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