Review of Bright Young Things (2003) by Luke H — 09 Dec 2007

A movie that tries to be brilliant (or at least insightful) and utterly fails but for two minutes somewhere in the middle of it.

This review of Bright Young Things (2003) was written by Luke H on 09 Dec 2007.

Bright Young Things has generally received positive reviews.

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By Cait P (17) on 17 Aug 2008

It was an excellent cast - I'll give it that. This film started off so well, but lost my interest towards the end. I'll have to read the book…

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