I'm looking for the least possible amount of responsibility.

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2003)

There seems to be very little "middle ground" on this one. My guess is most guys (35+) raved about it, and women aged 7 to 77 didn't. But I don't think that's entirely fair.
It's definitely a "guy flick", even though there's some great female performances. Thora Birch and Annette Bening were superb, and Alison Janney was quite memorable as a catatonic housewife. But for the most part, all the women in this movie aren't real happy, and I think that's why women just couldn't relate to "AB". So let's just call it a "Thelma and Louise" for the rest of us.
My hat's off to K. Spacey for his brilliant portrayal of Lester Burnham, the guy every white-collar, 40-something bean-counter wishes he could be. Who wouldn't want to...blackmail his boss, quit his job (& get a year's paid salary!), lift weights, and blow weed! Oh yeah, and also get a job at the drive thru at "Mr. Smiley" burger in case he gets a little bored driving around in his '70 Firebird.
Way to go Lester! R.I.P.