Definitely worth a look...

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 1999)

Being in college, and busy almost all of the time, I find it difficult to keep up with movies nowadays. My girlfriend saw American Beauty at a preview at her college, and told me I HAD to go see it. So last weekend, she came home, and we saw it.
At first, I was really looking at it like, "Okay, where is this gonna go next?" I didn't think it was that good to begin with. Written by a British writer, I saw it as a major satire against American culture, as well as a a little offensive, not to mention disturbing at times. Once I got through half of the movie, I started to relax a little and realize how good of a film it really is.
Yes, you can consider it an American satire. The characters are shallow enough until the last twenty minutes or so, but then it reaches a major enlightenment and the last twenty minutes of the movie make it an eager watching for anyone. While, not necessarily THE best movie of all time, I'd have to say that it ranks up in the top 20, maybe even the top 10 of all time.
The thing about the movie is that it makes you think. If a movie can make me think, then I definitely consider it worth anyone's time. A MUST SEE!