Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by John J — 27 Jul 2007

Great, all secondary school kids should be forced to watch this!

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by John J on 27 Jul 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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