Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Shaun T — 11 Jan 2008

Excellent first gay movie so sweet and innocent you will all love watching this movie.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Shaun T on 11 Jan 2008.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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