Review of Beautiful Girls (1996) by Abbey G — 04 Jul 2008

Timothy Hutton and Natalie Portman make this movie shine!

This review of Beautiful Girls (1996) was written by Abbey G on 04 Jul 2008.

Beautiful Girls has generally received positive reviews.

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