complete genius

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 1999)

How do I even begin to explain the brilliance of this film! I must say that I had been looking forward to this movie for months and as the anticipation built, so did my expectations. Every expectation I had was shattered and far exceeded! I have never seen such brilliance on screen!
The performace delivered by Kevin Spacey as self-proclaimed loser, Lester Burnham left my mouth wide open by the end of the film. The sheer honesty he allows himself to experience is something that I feel we should all aspire to! i felt for him! I cheered for him, and I even hummed along to his charming rendition of American Woman by the Guess Who. I felt lucky to accompany him on his journey of self re-discovery.
Annette Bening plays the part of a self-absorbed bitch to complete perfection, I just had to hate her for her lack of understanding toward her husband and also for that damn elevator music! But that's just me. As much as I hated the character of Carolyn, there were moments in the film when I completely identified with her!
Each character in the film is complex and real, each of them forces you to feel what they feel and to understand it as well. The rage I felt when Ricky endured a few punches was something amazing, but moreover I felt sad for the man who hit him, that he would do such a thing, that he could find no other way.
This American family comes to realize their idiosyncracies and admit them... which is something so many of us fail to do, it's something to really admire.
I predict many an Academy Award Nomination for this brilliant film, for Kevin Spacey inparticular who made me really want to live out the tag line of the film. Look closer...
Take a look for yourself!