Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by Sean C — 02 Sep 2012

This is just a bad art fag crime film. There is no sexy to be had either.

This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by Sean C on 02 Sep 2012.

Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.

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