Review of Beautiful Boy (2011) by Thomas P — 31 May 2011

This was a good film. I would like to to have seen some other things about the relationships but overall it was good.

This review of Beautiful Boy (2011) was written by Thomas P on 31 May 2011.

Beautiful Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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