Beautiful film

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 1999)

This movie is the second movie of the year to bring tears to my eyes, the first being "The Iron Giant." This is a very difficult and emotional movie that I highly recommend to everybody. The movie is more about the characters and their eccentricities than anything else. Kevin Spacey does make the movie, though. It is very real, funny, sad, and tangible.
Acting- Top of the line. You actually believe that Kevin Spacey is pulling himself out of the rut, and going through his mid-life crisis. You believe that a woman like Annette Bening can be so vapid and empty, while finding her happiness. Everybody acts the way that they are supposed to. But, the shining star was Wes Bentley as the next-door neighbor. Although I think that the video helps him to remember as well as to hide from the real world. Everything looks distant through a camera. On the other side, everything is vulnerable and exposed. Thus creating real feelings and thoughts come out.
Story-Interesting take on people's search for happiness. The other really good one solely on the subject that I have seen is "Happiness," which is much much darker, and more depressing. This movie ends up to be a beautiful movie with a beautiful ending. No, i am not sick for thinking that, but it was fitting and realistic. The neighbor also went through his own change and transformation, which means that the movie is all inclusive in shells, and the search for happiness.
All in all, i think that this is what Hollywood does best. This is a great movie, that is only feel good once you intrepret it. Hollywood should learn how to make movies that let you feel what you want. People can be saddened by the movie if they want, i was cheered. Plus, the movie was just so well done that everybody should see it. However, do not expect anything or learn the plot. I didn't know what it was, and loved it.-----10