Review of Beautiful Boy (2011) by Ian P — 07 Aug 2011

The feel bad movie of 2011. Michael Sheen and Maria Bello give fantastic performances in a film that was for definitely in the right hands. Well done.

This review of Beautiful Boy (2011) was written by Ian P on 07 Aug 2011.

Beautiful Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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