Hmmm (minor spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2001)

I rarely see movies in the theater, my viewing has given way to my DVD collection. I have been trying to rent this movie for months, but it is always rented. So I bought it without viewing (something I have never done) since I have seen over and over again about how wonderful this movie is.
It arrived in the mail today, and I immediately plopped down on the couch with a big bag of Taco Bell, anxiously awaiting a life-changing experience (I mean, look at the movies above it in the "greatest movies" list.
I was disappointed.
This IS a very, very good movie. The cinematogrophy is outstanding and the acting is nearly flawless. The music is also appropriate and well-maintained for the film. The script was witty and Spacey's character is probably the best "middle-age-crisis-flip-out" that I have seen.
However, some of the characterizations ran hollow at points. The military scapegoat, the brooding-too-smart-for-their-own-good teens, the sexpot that's never actually had sex, the gay couple that is the model for marital bliss.
Good movie, maybe great. On my list of my favorites, it comes in at #25 (very respectable). 90's movies that I have rated higher: Schindler's List #5, Fargo #7, Hoop Dreams #10, The Crying Game #12, Pulp Fiction #14, Trainspotting #19, and 32 Short Films About Glen Gould #22.