Hype?!

Rating: Null/10 (14 April 2000)

American Beauty is masquerading as a clever way of retelling the tired tale of dirty old man and pretty young girl. I am not fooled by the external goings on in the movie that try to make me think it is something it is not. I guess for the average viewer it's risque and unique. Any movie that makes it "essential" to the script to show two young actresses topless is lame. It is so oh very overdone.