Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 1999)

OK, first things first: American Beauty is not a bad film, it's just that it's not a remarkable film. All the hype and critical kudos seem to point more to the fact that everything else released in the past few years is genuine rubbish. The acting is fine, the photography is above average, but the message, in the end, is just another sensitive plea for us to remember that appearances are not what they seem and suburbia is hell. Tell me something I don't know. But why listen to me, I liked Eyes Wide Shut.