Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992) by Valerie M — 05 Mar 2008

Baz Luhrmann=my hero. Paul Mercurio is quite the dreamboat.

This review of Strictly Ballroom (1992) was written by Valerie M on 05 Mar 2008.

Strictly Ballroom has generally received positive reviews.

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