Review of Meet Monica Velour (2010) by Dylan C — 01 Apr 2014

This movie is well written and inspiring. It has a heart of gold unlike a lot of movies out there. It also provides plenty of laughs, what's not to like?

This review of Meet Monica Velour (2010) was written by Dylan C on 01 Apr 2014.

Meet Monica Velour has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Elizabeth R (494) on 01 Sep 2011

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In a nutshell, it's Napoleon Dynamite Meets Sex Outside The City LOL. Gave 3 stars since I didn't think it was a bad movie…

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