Review of Beautiful Boy (2011) by Mike P — 09 Apr 2012

Maria Bello and Michael Sheen deliver great performances, but the film only teases. It is never fully explained why the events in the film occurred the way they did.

This review of Beautiful Boy (2011) was written by Mike P on 09 Apr 2012.

Beautiful Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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