Review of Collateral Beauty (2016) by Ryan H — 11 Dec 2016

While emotional and clever, the story falls flat with lazy storytelling.

This review of Collateral Beauty (2016) was written by Ryan H on 11 Dec 2016.

Collateral Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Frame R (77) on 03 Apr 2018

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I am going to be the odd person and disagree with the other reviewers. I loved this movie and feel it is under appreciated…

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