Review of Beautiful Girls (1996) by Filipe C — 26 Jan 2016

Part two of my accidental early Natalie Portman double feature. Her parts of the movie are terrific. The rest is pretty standard high school reunion life crisis fare.

This review of Beautiful Girls (1996) was written by Filipe C on 26 Jan 2016.

Beautiful Girls has generally received positive reviews.

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