Simply Superb....

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2010)

Sam Mendes directed 'American Beauty' is a pure example of superb cinema. Alan Ball's screenplay is as neat as running water. The characters, the situations, the culmination.. can be explained in only one word -- Examplary!
'American Beauty' is a winner all the way. It's legendary history with the Academy Awards, it's legendary success critically and commercially and it's cult following proves it's potential. Be it from direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing, the music, everything is flawless.
Now to the performances, Kevin Spacey swiped all the awards for Leading Actor that year, and boy, he's above it. His work is amongst the best I've ever seen, he's marvelous. Annette Bening delivers a stupendous performance. Mena Suvari is superb, it's a pleasure to watch her! Chris Cooper sinks his teeth into the part and brings it out with flying colors. Thora Birch stands out with a bravura performance. Wes Bentley is good. Others are adequate.
On the whole, 'American Beauty' is a Masterpiece! Two Big Thumbs Up!