Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) by Leta — 15 Jan 2014

...and suddenly the movie.. ends! lol except the gorgeous d.d.lewis there is no other reasin to see this movie. nonsense.

This review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) was written by Leta on 15 Jan 2014.

My Beautiful Laundrette has generally received positive reviews.

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