"Look Closer"??? they said it, not me.

Rating: 5/10 (29 January 2000)

Wow! Another Hollywood version of a "edgy" character drama with "subtle" humor, "dark" undertones, and "artful" directing! The same sort of Oscars that Titanic "deserved" in 1997 are definitely going to be piled onto American Beauty in 2000.
As hard as I tried to absolutely LOVE this movie (and believe me, it did have a few exceptional moments), I couldn't steer past the second-rate teenage acting and all of the Ice Storm similarities... Then again, in my opinion Magnolia was by far the best film of the year, a statement that pretty much voids any credibility I could ever hope to establish with the majority of you A.B. fans, right?
oh well...