This will leave you speechless

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 1999)

Before I went to see this movie, I heard a lot of comments about it and they were all very positive. When I saw it, I realized why so many people are raving about it and claiming that it may be the best movie of the year.
American Beauty is a very unique movie in that it presents so many characters and lives that seem to have one thing in common and that is unhappiness, however all characters function so differently that you can't even tie them all together while you're watching the movie. This picture doesn't provoke tears or panic, it doesn't keep you up all night with nightmares, but when I left the movie theater, I was deep in thought about what I saw.
This movie is amazing in all the contrasts of beauty it presents, the characters that are supposed to be beautiful but are not and vice versa. This movie can be looked at from a million perspectives, through a million eye pieces and each and everyone will show you something different. Between plot twists and mystery and pure astonishment at human feelings, anyone can realize that this movie is truly a masterpiece.