Now a movie that makes you think...

Rating: Null/10 (12 October 1999)

American Beauty manages to make you stop and look at your own life but you do not need to be in a mid-life crisis or in your 40s to do so. It prompts you to examine your goals, your relationships, and your perspective on things. It is also highly entertaining so that it doesn't become just an intellectual/philosophical exercise. Look out for Wes Bentley. If you have watched "American Beauty," you have witnessed the birth of a new star.