A movie to avoid!

Rating: 1/10 (19 February 2001)

I thought that since this movie won an Academy Award, it ought to be very good. However, this is not the case. Any movie that opens up with someone masturbating in the shower proves just how terrible this movie was! And this movie never did get any better. That just shows that the Academy Awards are awarded "politically" and not on how good the movie actually is. "American Beauty" is NOT even in the same league as "The Green Mile", "The Sixth Sense" and even "The Insider", all nominated along with "American Beauty" for Best Picture. I rated this movie a 1, only because they wouldn't let me rate it a 0!!