Malevolent misanthropy at its 90's pinnacle

Rating: 3/10 (29 May 2000)

Someday, 50 years from now, cinema students will consider this the perfect time capsule for its era. Unrelenting cynicism, well-timed and told, passes for supreme wit. It represents an era where repeating curse words incessantly was considered the height of creativity, and being "hip" and repetitive was more important than telling a coherent story. Spacey is great, the other performers are mostly good, but Best Picture? No. 2 "all-time" (read last 5 year) among IMDB users. The bulk of these votes must represent users with no historical perspective on what a delightful experience truly good cinema can be.