Review of Beautiful Lies (2010) by Jeffrey C — 28 May 2011

Quite a disspointing Tautou. Have a humurous start, raised much expectaiton, but finished with awkwardness.

This review of Beautiful Lies (2010) was written by Jeffrey C on 28 May 2011.

Beautiful Lies has generally received positive reviews.

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