One of the the best films I have ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2000)

American Beauty has surpassed my expectations tenfold. Lucky I wasn't sure what to expect (a luxury only too rare nowadays), so I literally sat at the edge of my seat, completely engulfed, for the entire two plus hours. Kevin Spacey gives a brilliant performance! It has been so long since I have seen a really good movie. I will definitely see it again! As a side note, I got my hands on the real script and though the story is essentially the same, it provided a rather unusual twist as bookends in a courtroom. It was a good read, but the movie was a little less melodramatic than the script and therefore (in my opinion) better.