Review of Shortbus (2006) by Michael H — 09 Nov 2008

This film may sound really dirty but its quite quite a nice, friendly film. If you haven't got any sexual hang-ups you should have a great time watching it.

This review of Shortbus (2006) was written by Michael H on 09 Nov 2008.

Shortbus has generally received positive reviews.

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