A Triumph

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2005)

In the world of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey)everything truly sucks. Lester is a mid-forty magazine writer. His wife is an unsuccessful Realtor and his daughter is secluded, strange girl planning on running a way. Soon Lester finds himself in a midlife crisis, his wife in an affair, and his daughter in a relationship with the pot smoking neighbor Ricky Fits (Wes Bentley).
But instead of Lester becoming depressed, he blackmails his boss and quits his job, goes to work for a fast food chain and buys the car of his dreams. lester is having the time of his life. But after a while, Ricky's father Col. Frank Fits (Chris Cooper) begins to notice somethings up with his son and Lester.
The movie intertwines all the characters introduced into a well-rounded drama/comedy masterpiece. Spacey is excellent as a mid-life crisis father in love with his daughters best friend and trying to take hold of his life. Benning does a fine job as his wife and Bentley as the drug lord, teenage neighbor.
The movie is a little different and your say after seeing this "Wow!" or "What the f***!" The movie holds a very deep message, one that can only be seen when watching it.
American Beauty. Starring: Kevin Spacey. Annette Benning, Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Thora Birch. 5 out of 5 Stars.