Review of Steel Magnolias (1989) by Roberto D — 26 Sep 2009

What a beautiful, heart wrenching movie. Love the "bleeding armadilla cake".

This review of Steel Magnolias (1989) was written by Roberto D on 26 Sep 2009.

Steel Magnolias has generally received positive reviews.

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