Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Anita R — 12 Feb 2009

ZOMG! I forgot how much I love this movie! It's so fucking cute!

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Anita R on 12 Feb 2009.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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