American Beauty (1999)
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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Boring
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. American Beauty might have been a little bit revolutionary for it's time but it's definitely not a good movie or even just a watchable film. I couldn't feel sympathy about any of the characters as a whole, the movie was kind of creepy seeing a grown man seducing a teenager woman and most of all? the ending was so freaking horrible in so many ways. The movie's dialogue was also laughably bad and mostly covered with cursing and sexual references but also lots of over the top acting from the cast. Definitely a little or big garbage of a movie. (0/10)
Triumph of acting.. tragedy , fantasy, thriller . All in one
'American Beauty (2000)' is an odd blend of comedy and drama which come together to successfully compliment each other and make the whole experience more impactful. It's film which isn't afraid to get dark and cynical but which also has a real optimistic heart and positive outlook at its core. It's an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll. The fantastic screenplay mixes with the amazing acting to create a seamless sort of 'imagined realism' that allows for a true cinematic reflection of real life. The haunting ending is both truly tragic and strangely happy all at once. Oddly, the juxtaposition of these elements works brilliantly, allowing the final moments to be almost truly transcendent. 8/10
Lovely character all,passion drama with love about a game this movie