Review of Flawless (1999) by Sarfaraz A — 25 Aug 2012

Philip Seymour Hoffman is hilarious in this film. Gotta love the queens.

This review of Flawless (1999) was written by Sarfaraz A on 25 Aug 2012.

Flawless has generally received mixed reviews.

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The director spends too much time trying to film everything, but the story. All this wasted film creates poor pacing and mild confusion…

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