Review of For the Boys (1991) by Private U — 20 Jul 2007

This movie actually kind of bored me a bit. Amazing acting from Bette Midler but everyone elses poor acting just dragged the movie down and made me not want to watch this again.

This review of For the Boys (1991) was written by Private U on 20 Jul 2007.

For the Boys has generally received positive reviews.

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