Didn't deserve all the credit it received.

Rating: 1/10 (8 September 2002)

I don't know what the big fuss is about American Beauty. Its one of those movies that virtually shouts at the screen, "i'm an epic gimme an oscar". Very much like Driving Miss Daisy. "I'm an old lady gimme an oscar". Or maybe even Boys Don't Cry. "I showed my breasts on screen gimme gimme gimme". Whats more, American Beauty also tries to suck so much sap out of you, you'll be blowing your nose with a pancake. The "plastic bag blowing in the wind" scene was another pathetic attempt at winning an oscar. There were so many better movies that year that should have won an oscar, or even the best picture,(American Psycho, Dogma,Fight Club). Not much can be said about the acting. Kevin Spacey's skeptical portrayal was overrated it didn't deserve the oscar. The rest of the acting was bland, basic and with bad range. Annette Bening was probably the only good actress, although Geena Davis or Madaleine Stowe would also have done well for the part. The films only saving grace is its directing and soundtrack which are very good but the movie didn't deserve all the credit it received. 6.6 out of 10.