Excellent Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2013)

May Contain Spoilers. Please read at your own risk.
American Beauty is a movie I feel everyone should see at least once. Not only does it keep you guessing at what is going to be happening next, it also makes you feel some questionable emotions you never thought was possible from a seemingly harmless movie. The movie is centered around a man, Lester Burnham, and his family of interesting characters. His wife, Carolyn, is a Realtor who hates her life and their daughter, Jane, is also a depressed ball of teen hormones. Everything starts out looking very bleak for the family, who are so seemingly content on the outside, so they start making some changes. Not always are these changes for the best. The rest of the movie is a kaleidoscope of horrible decision making mixed with uncomfortable events that are almost too creepy to watch.
Lester and Carolyn's mid-life crises are a roller-coaster of emotions and they seem to take it to another level. After an unhealthy obsession with his daughter's friend gets too out of control, things really start to get uncomfortable and you can't seem to figure out what will happen next. I really have to say that I really enjoyed this movie as a whole. Not only was the acting absolutely terrific, but the scenes are seamlessly shot, cut and edited. The lightening and music provide the perfect subtle detail to every scene.
I will leave you with this: If you love crazy, roller-coaster of a emotions movie, you will love this one. If you're anything like me you will probably have more questions than answers and have to view it again, just to be sure you really saw what you think you saw! However, I will admit that I love Kevin Spacey and everything he does, so I figured I'd like this movie. I would most definitely recommend American Beauty to anyone and hope that my review will be helpful for anyone curious to seeing it!