American Dreams

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2000)

American Beauty
DIRECTION % Some lovely fantasy elements and a tension thrilled ending with suspense.
ACTING '% Kevin Spacey and Wes Bentley (the guy with the video camera) are amazing. The other supports ain't bad at all!
EDITING/SPECIAL EFFECTS % Notable effects for fantasy elements and well edited throughout for it not to be boring or overlong.
PLOT % Many sub-plots to keep you entertained for the duration of the two hour drama. And then they meet in the middle. The first person perspective was ineffective though.
STRONG WORDS AND VIOLENCE ETC % Strong in virtually every department right from the opening shower scene.
MUSIC `% Suits the movie and bring two dimension images to life and enables them to walk around your head and into your subconscious.
SOUND $% Normal everyday sounds.
HOOKABILITY % With so much characters you may wonder where this is leading.
LASTABILITY % Like all good thrillers you will want to see the ending.
OVERALL % Deserves some good coverage and has a tight script and the movie doesn't meander along too long. Well paced drama and thriller.