Review of Beautiful Girls (1996) by Anup D — 22 Jul 2007

Immensely warm, well scripted and charming. Natalie dominates the movie even when she isn't on screen. Sublime.

This review of Beautiful Girls (1996) was written by Anup D on 22 Jul 2007.

Beautiful Girls has generally received positive reviews.

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