Review of Collateral Beauty (2016) by Adam H — 16 Dec 2016

Overly contrived, no real emotion. Never bought into a single scene. Totally predictable, less the tiny reveal at the end, which I still saw coming minutes ahead of time.

This review of Collateral Beauty (2016) was written by Adam H on 16 Dec 2016.

Collateral Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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