Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Kip S — 05 Jun 2007

Very good gay love story of some hot young british boys!

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Kip S on 05 Jun 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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