It didn't age well

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2007)

Am I tough or what? But seriously, isn't it the most overrated film since Citizen Kane? I've seen some movies over the years, read some books, listened to some music, and so on, but the more I tried while watching and re-watching it, the more I realized American Beauty was a bit forced. They were trying too hard, and that refers sometimes even to that bunch of good actors, too, who haven't really been able to save some too unreal moments in the script. It has some good ideas and scenes, but they sink in the pretentious, leveling dullness. In fact, besides their particular dramas, all characters are more or less alike (frustrated), and the fancy obsession with recognizing beauty in everyday life (to clean a bit the sad story) was not that convincing. Well, that's me, sorry, I need more. Good for those who really liked it.