One of the best movies ever

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2000)

American Beauty is one of the best movies I had ever seen. I think that it should have won all 8 Oscars that it was nominated for. I was very disappointed when Annette Bening did not win for Best Actress because she truly deserved to win the Oscar. Kevin Spacey was wonderfully acted and deserved the Oscar that he won. Sam Mendes did a spectacular job on directing the picture. Alan Ball deserved for best screenplay and it was also deserved for best cinematography. I was disappointed that the supporting roles in this movie did not get nominated for an Oscar at all because without their performances it wouldn't had been a great movie. They put the life into the movie and the movie is ealistic showing that no family is a perfect family. It shows the typical American family falling apart with the husband Lester (Spacey) as a confused husband who quit his job and his now pretty much obsessed with his daughter's best friend. His wife Carolyn (Bening) is also having problems of her own and she has many different moods. This is a dark comedy and surely would be remembered for a long time. It's up on the 10 best films ever with The Godfather and Saving Private Ryan, Go see this movie. I recommend it for everyone.