Positive remarks on a wake script

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2000)

It's funny that we need a constant reminder that we are asleep, no let me go further - we KNOW we are asleep - we just can't be BOTHERED doing anything to save ourselves. Lester's character gets the searing wind that changes his perception of himself, his family and his life forever. It's an incredible mirror of what we need everyday (in a smaller dose) to keep things in perspective. Ask Lester and Carolyn what 20 yrs worth of swept dirt looks like under a rug. Ricky's life through a lens offers us a heart tug in the right direction.
As the rose withers so do we. So does the beauty of the young, the wisdom of the old. American Beauty is about accepting the way things are and doing the best you can with them, even better, rising above the game.
Andy