Strange American Epic Movie

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2011)

Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham and narrates throughout this film about an average American family that is anything but normal. Thora Birch who plays the daughter of Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening is self absorbed and tries desperately to be anything but normal or accepted.
Kevin's attraction to Thora's high school girl-friend Mena Suvari makes every male nervous because as a male, I can relate to the childhood crushes that can take place. Kevin who is in a loveless marriage is attracted to Mena because she is the forbidden fruit.
Thora is turned on by the next door abused son of a Marine Col. Frank Fits played by Chris Cooper. Wes Bentley plays Ricky Fits the tortured son who will not fight back against his abusive father. Wes and Thora make a perfect match.
Annette Bening's character, Carolyn Burnham is frustrated in her marriage and falls into an affair with another leading real estate salesman Buddy Kane played by Peter Gallagher.
The ending of this movie seems to me like many of Kevin Spacey's films, unpredictable. His films are worth the time to watch and own. Enjoy.