A Beautiful Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (31 July 2001)

If you don't walk away without learning something about yourself in the process after watching this film, one would have to be completely and utterly clueless. Sure, I like a ridiculously stupid comedy just like everyone else, and those are a dime a dozen. This, however, is one of those rare gems that I think describes how, in one way or another, we've all felt at particular times in our lives. Very few movies can be funny (the dining room scene after Spacey quits his job is a classic) and be sad & complex at the same time. I found myself reevaluating priorities in my own life after watching this film, and if that was the filmmaker's intent, he succeeded. Call it too deep, call it crazy, but the fact remains, this movie is about truth.