A big let down

Rating: 3/10 (30 January 2000)

After being exposed to all of the hype for weeks now, I've decided to see this much praised movie. Unfortunately, I was not the least bit impressed. Maybe it just didn't live up to the hype in my eyes. To me, the movie was about a fairly mentally ill family, so to speak, which is just not an uplifting or interesting subject to watch. Many people grew up in emotionally challenged families and coming to watch more of it for $8.00 isn't my idea of fun. The actors played their roles well for the most part, but Kevin Spacey was a little unbelievable in his role. I just hope that this isn't what America has come to, which is enjoying the interaction of mentally challenged people. I think too many Springer fans rated this movie as the great thing it is not.