Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Henri V — 26 Aug 2009

A real feel and touching movie with a pure innocent romance of self exploration.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Henri V on 26 Aug 2009.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Monster . (137) on 18 Sep 2010

Love, love, love this film. Funny, adorable, romantic. This movie was ahead of its time, and it is still rare to see gay cinema of this quality…

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By Kymmo V (1) on 18 Apr 2012

My first five star film. it might be dated but I still love this film... what a pleasure to watch and the soundtrack is awesome…

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By Andrew P (1,550) on 08 Dec 2011

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By Settimio P (52) on 16 Nov 2010

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By Jiana W (301) on 09 Feb 2013

It was okay. Lots of tears. Someone used the word sensitive and I would definitely have to agree with such an adjective…

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