Review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) by Robert R — 31 Oct 2008

A lovely tragi-comedy where you change, they change and we all appreciate the world a little bit more. And Abba.

This review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) was written by Robert R on 31 Oct 2008.

Muriel's Wedding has generally received positive reviews.

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Wtf was that! I should''ve stopped watching it at the beat of the first Abba song. what a dissapointment…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 26 Nov 2012

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