Review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) by Julian W — 08 Nov 2007

Slightly cruel, funny, the first sight of Toni Collette for most of us.

This review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) was written by Julian W on 08 Nov 2007.

Muriel's Wedding has generally received positive reviews.

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Tonie Collette is so good in this movie. I could not stop laughing. It's extremely wierd but super funny…

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Sad movie. The poor girl reminds me of an old friend from school that lived a few house's down from me…

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