Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Frank A — 02 Jun 2007

Maybe this is my favorite movie, only compete with Total Eclipse and The neverending Story.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Frank A on 02 Jun 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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