Review of My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) by Kerby H — 14 Jun 2012

Wanted to like it so much, but this film made no sense at all.

This review of My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) was written by Kerby H on 14 Jun 2012.

My Best Friend's Birthday has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tom M (1,308) on 26 Aug 2012

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By Keith C (780) on 03 Jan 2009

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By Dark A (12) on 01 Aug 2010

There are a few hints of wonderful Tarantino dialogue, but the extremely amateur editing makes it almost unwatchable…

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Tarantino's directorial debut. Only 34 minutes of the feature survived. Watch for free on YouTube…

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