Review of Collateral Beauty (2016) by Jay G — 18 Dec 2016

A solid movie on grief and sadness. It is not joyful, it is not feel good, but it is well done. I recommend it.

This review of Collateral Beauty (2016) was written by Jay G on 18 Dec 2016.

Collateral Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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