American Beauty is an amazing and beautiful film.

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2013)

The film American Beauty was an amazing and beautiful film. It was an emotional psychological drama that kept you at the edge of your seat through out the entire film. It was about a typical American family who all had a dark side to them. They were all living a painful, sad, and depressing life with no real happiness in it at all. Kevin Spacey who plays Lester Burnham in the film is going through a mid life crisis. During his crisis he becomes completely obsessed with his daughter Jane who is played by Thora Burch best friend Angela Hayes played by Mena Suvari. While his wife Caroline played by Annette Bening who is also going through a major crisis. She plays as though she is happy with her life by walking around with a fake smile on her face but in reality she is completely unhappy. Than there is the daughter Jane who is depressed and completely insecure. She hates her parents and her best friend Angela who always rubs in her face how beautiful she is. Little does Jane know that Angela really is not as confident as she leads everyone to believe. She is suffering from insecurities also. Another character who is important in the film is the Burnham's neighbor Ricky played by Wes Bentley who is suffering from a tough family and psychological problems. The movie shows that it really is not easy to just walk around with a fake smile on your face everyday. You have to do something about your problems and make them right or they will not get any better. At the final minutes of the film everyone's problems just explode with crazy endings to all of the characters stories. The movie leaves viewers with many questions and many thoughts. I recommend the film to anyone! It was great and kept you wondering the entire time. It gets everyone hooked to a character and makes you feel the pain that they are going through. It is a must see that will get you to really think and question what really happened at the end of the film.