Review of Lovely & Amazing (2002) by Heather N — 17 Dec 2007

All of the women characters are a bunch of narcissists - however, the movie avoided cliche and the acting was superb.

This review of Lovely & Amazing (2002) was written by Heather N on 17 Dec 2007.

Lovely & Amazing has generally received positive reviews.

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