A great movie made excellent by incredible acting

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2003)

American Beauty is an excellent standalone script but what really makes this film special are the acting performances. Kevin Spacey gives one of the alltime great performances in movie history as Lester Burnham, a troubled yet all-to-common father. Annette Bening is terrific as Lester's even more troubled wife. Thora Birch and Menu Suvari work very well with each other and look as if they were made to play their roles. American Beauty changed the movie perception of the American family and filled a niche in American cinema that had been empty. A wonderful masterpiece!
My rating : @@@@@ (out of five)