Review of The Object of Beauty (1991) by Jason S — 19 Aug 2007

This sporadically amusing comedy is made rather irritating by the way in which the actors clearly think they're being very funny.

This review of The Object of Beauty (1991) was written by Jason S on 19 Aug 2007.

The Object of Beauty has generally received mixed reviews.

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