Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Mark S — 01 Dec 2008

[FONT=Arial Black] :fresh: Gritty and realistic coming of age movie in a working class area of London.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Mark S on 01 Dec 2008.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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