Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by Martin T — 05 Apr 2008

Cool movie kingsley is brilliant as a psycho nut case.

This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by Martin T on 05 Apr 2008.

Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.

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