The finest film I have ever seen...period.

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2000)

The term 'masterpiece' often finds itself overused, but "American Beauty" commands that distinction. An expertly-crafted, life-affirming work that made me believe once again in the power of film. "American Beauty" has integrity that was not sullied by critical or box-office successes. Films like "American Beauty" only come along once in a lifetime and that, I believe, is truly something wonderful.