What a surprise!

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2000)

I went to see that movie because it starred Kevin Spacey, who I consider one of the most talented actors still in the business. But, given it was produced by Dreamworks, I was fearing an over-production in the purest Hollywood fashion, and thus, waited for it to be played at a theater that offers $2 tickets.
I was wrong. Spacey was indeed awesome, and the performance of the rest of the cast was up to his level. The plot, albeit simple, sounded real. Of course, the subject is quite common: everybody knows that the weirdest situations don't happen in bad neighborhoods, but in middle-class families. And this movie is just an illustration of that, but definitely sounds true.
It's the story of a man's midlife crisis. And the subject is extremely well tackled. I won't say anything more, go see it. If Dreamworks starts releasing such movies, I might actually reconsider my position on the issue of Hollywood vs. the independent market.
My favorite movie of 1999, 10/10, and I'm usually harsh.