Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) by Natalie M — 16 Mar 2008

Watched this movie for daniel day-lewis, who was wonderful, as usual... I enjoyed the story and issues of the movie, but was slightly bored.

This review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) was written by Natalie M on 16 Mar 2008.

My Beautiful Laundrette has generally received positive reviews.

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