Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Nick S — 12 Jun 2006

ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC - This film is incredible and from a LGBT pov, it just shines out. The writing is amazing, even if the film does have certain cheesy elements.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Nick S on 12 Jun 2006.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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