Review of Steel Magnolias (2012) by Diane J — 07 Apr 2009

Indomitable women, useless men, a wedding, and a tear-jerking death. Nicely done tripe.

This review of Steel Magnolias (2012) was written by Diane J on 07 Apr 2009.

Steel Magnolias has generally received positive reviews.

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By Christian C (931) on 06 May 2013

Les extrêmes.. de super joyeux à super triste…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 20 Nov 2014

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