The best movie in ages

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 1999)

Going to the theater these days, I never expect to see a movie that will blow me away. Great films like "The Silence of the Lambs", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Ordinary People" only come around every once and awhile. It's great that in 1999, a time when Boy Bands are on top of the music scene, and movies like "Armageddon" are popular with the public, that a movie like "American Beauty" can impress so many people. The fact that it has a very high rating on IMDB says alot about America, and that we want intelligent, beautiful, thoughtful movies, instead of settling for mindless junk like "Wild Wild West" and "Godzilla". "American Beauty" is an affirmation of life, and an amazing comfort to see.