4.5 out of *****(Flawed but Grand):A bit flawed but it almost deserved all of its hype.

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2000)

Genre:Dark comedy,drama,satire
Rated R for drug use,violence,nudity,language
The Summary:Basically its a serious yet comical observance of suburbia on how one family is pratically "normal" to pratically folks on Jerry Springer.
Kevin spacey,OK so this isn't "A bug's life" but he was pretty close.
It's premise was almost well-executed. (At least the premise was delivered better than "Pleasantville".)
I'm not gay nor a homophob but the nudity in this film was actually well used part of the storyline instead of just a cheap thrill.
Basically it was close to be "The Truman Show" or the dark comedy world.
So it may not be Best picture of 1999 but it was close.
While the film may seem a bit iffy at first but it did well later on.
(The awards people could've done so much worse they already did in previous years.)
To be honest I could've gave this a lesser rating but it whouldn't feel right.
Basically its what you get if you mix Good will hunting with Pleasantville. (With a bit of Ghost in the shell.)
The homophobia in here was plainly dumb.
Annette Benning wasn't bad in here although she was a bit annoying at times.
There were other times in the movie when MST3K was in my mind in a certain way.
Maybe I'm missing something here but it did miss something one of the messages in this film but this film did a bad job on what is "normal".
This film is funny but not always in a good way.
I'm not a pervert or anything but I found those "flower" scenes a bit annoying.
Intellect will never be a bad thing but I can only recromend this to those who are into "deep & intellectual" films.
The quotes:"I rule"-Kevin Spacey
"How can I be mad when there is so much beauty in the world."-Kevin Spacey