Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by James & John S — 27 Apr 2007

This is one of my most fav movies! Its also one of the few that I will rewatch. Its a little hard to fallow do to accents but it is a great love story!

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by James & John S on 27 Apr 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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