Overrated, unoriginal

Rating: 2/10 (16 April 2000)

Everyone seems to think this is some stunning expose of the American middle class, but all the characters are standard movie types. You have the middle-aged couple going through their mid-life crises about their marriage and their jobs, the angsty teenagers, the military man, etc. I found it pretentious--trying to pass itself off as something with depth.