Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Mikael K — 16 Nov 2008

A funny and extremely sweet gay romance filled with great characters and wonderful dialogue. Get's you in a good mood.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Mikael K on 16 Nov 2008.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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