Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Sushma S — 30 Jul 2008
It's a sweet coming of age tale. Set in 1995 it was great to see in the background some Batman Forever candy holders. I used to have these and they were coooool. Anyway the film deals with its subject splendidly and avoids cliche, however as a byproduct of this it also seems to avoid any real conflict.
Though it is good to see a guy bullied who isn't bothered by it. Ben Daniels is brilliant as the caring but clueless Tony but the real stand out is Tameka Empson as the Mama Cass obsessed youth. She lights up the screen and steals every moment she's in.
A nice script that fashions its scenarios via realistic set-ups although the end dance is a BIT much.
This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Sushma S on 30 Jul 2008.
Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.
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