Review of Birthday Girl (2002) by Quentin T — 14 Feb 2007

Four star for Mathieu and Cassel, they rock. The rest of the movie?Not so much.

This review of Birthday Girl (2002) was written by Quentin T on 14 Feb 2007.

Birthday Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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