Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Adam N — 12 May 2008

Brilliant film. Sad. Happy. Heart-warming. It's really underrated.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Adam N on 12 May 2008.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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