American classic

Rating: 9/10 (30 January 2000)

Each year, a movie stand alone, destine to become a classic.
In 1999, it was AMERICAN BEAUTY. This is what cinema is all about: a very strong screenplay with a mix of humor and tragedy, actors at the top of their capacities, a unique touch from the director and a poetic camera work.

Like FARGO or THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, what makes those movies unforgettable is the capacity of the story to touch everyone in the theater. And that is a "tour de force".
Without a doubt, one of the most important movie of the 90's.