So good, it's almost unbearable

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 1999)

I had to wait until this movie's second week of wide release to see it, and now I can't imagine how I managed. When my friends ask me "so what is that movie about, anyway?", the clumsily adoring answer I give them scares them a bit. It is very hard to put this movie into a neat little box, as can be done with so many others. I was so impressed with _all_ the actors in this movie. I went in with my intrinsic dislike of Anette Bening, and was completely blown away. I excuse her for her performance in The Grifters. Kevin Spacey was amazing. I loved him before, now...worship? Thora Birch and Wes Bently were also wonderful. Chris Cooper was superbly horrifying.
After I saw this movie, for almost ten minutes, I was practically unable to speak. It effectively drags up so many emotions that it was impossible to pick one. In short, I loved this movie, perhaps more than any other. Gotta see it again.