Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Vladimir D — 24 Aug 2007

Decent film. At the very end Linda Henry's gaze at the crowd was a memorable shot.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Vladimir D on 24 Aug 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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