A good movie which gives some food for your brain

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2000)

American Beauty is a movie about a dysfunctional suburban American family. Lester Burnham (husband), tired of his bitchy wife and boring job, falls in love with his daughter's friend Angela, while his daughter falls in love with a boy who moves in next door. So, the story evolves around these two main events, plus some interesting subplots which you need to see to appreciate. The bottom line is that this movie makes you think about the purpose of life and exposes materialism as an evil which destroys American families. Please note that the movie contains female nudity, a sex scene and male masturbation, and is appropriate for mature adults only.