Great movie overall, weak story

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 1999)

I really liked this movie. Marvellous acting, great cinematography. For all that, I give it a 9 out of 10. Sure Kevin Spacey deserves an Oscar, he did an incredible job. ("I rule!")
But here's the problem I have with it: The story.
Sure, the story completely complements everything else, which made it more than worth my admission ticket, but all the points that were made about the fallbacks or non-existence of the American dream have already been made by "The Simpsons", for example, which have been on the air since 1989, so what's new?? Well, I guess the "motion picture" part is new... Did this movie make #2 on the IMDB top 250 because Americans finally realized it?
Great ending, too, but not #2... or even #10
Anyway, I still give it a 7.5 out of 10...