Theres nothing worse than being ordinary, and AMERICAN BEAUTY is anything but ordinary

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2003)

OK, I have to admit, I am a spacy 14 year old girl who laughs too much and reads magazines, but I also have a serious and sophisticated side to me. I just saw AMERICAN BEAUTY today and I was totally and utterly amazed. No, I would not recommend this movie to teenagers unless they are mature and open minded like me. Its an aquired taste and only for those who have a couple of rough patches in their lives.
The story is about a middle aged man, Lester (Kevin Spacey)whos having a mid life crisis. He and his wife (Anette Benning)are having BIG problems, he's losing his job, which causes more martial tension, and his 17 year old daughter Janie(Thora Birch) hates him. So when he goes to his daughter's school, he sees her friend, Angela (Mena Suvari) and falls in love with her beauty. Shes a teenager too and he begins fantacizing about her. Then comes along new neighbors. The father of the house is anti everything, a Nazi and against gays, and his wife is completely selfless and depressed. He has a son too thats a little pyschotic and begins filming Lester's daughter, Jane.
Thats the plotline, but theres a surprise ending so I won't spoil it! Go see it now to see a well rounded movie that keeps you thiking after the credits roll!