Review of Collateral Beauty (2016) by Joshua B — 20 Dec 2016

Well-intended but rather mean-spirited, Collateral Beauty is lazy and misguided while dragging its talented cast down with it.

This review of Collateral Beauty (2016) was written by Joshua B on 20 Dec 2016.

Collateral Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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