I absolutely hated this movie!

Rating: 1/10 (30 December 2002)

My problem with the movie was my own personal aversion to the plot. If the movie had been more judgmental (yes I like judgmental) of the characters' immoral behavior then I would have rated the movie higher. I have been known to like and even love many movies whose protagonists weren't candidates for sainthood (i.e. the Godfather, Goodfellas, many Bette Davis movies, etc.) simply because I enjoyed the movies so much and I was able to identify with many of the characters, however flawed. In the case of American Beauty, however, I was unable to identify in any way with any of the characters and the movie failed to draw me in.
Bottom line, I simply did not find this movie enjoyable.