One of the best and most touching movies I've seen in a long time

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2001)

I live in Sweden, a country which has none of the movie viewing culture of the US. I know this cause I've been there and checked it out. This means people rarely go to the movies here, and if they do they usually start to leave the theater a bit before the end credits start. When I went to see this movie, when it ended the whole theater was dead quiet. For a moment everyone just sat there (and this was not because they had fallen asleep for you sarcastic persons out there). I think it describes very well the quality of this film.
Sure, it has cliches, but it's a comedy! A black such but nevertheless, the cliches are clearly there deliberately. I found American Beauty very touching, describing in a realistic way the dark and strange world we live in today. Acting and music score is great too. Oscar for best picture couldn't been given more rightfully than to this movie. Walking out from viewing I looked at life from another perspective. I really need to watch it again so I can feel that one more time.