Amazing

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2013)

American Beauty is one of the best movies ever made, it reflects the dark suburban life to us. What I loved most in this film is that it is down to earth, easy to relate to and anyone can relate to this film; whether he's a teenager, a business man, a general, a sci-fi geek, a suburban father or a farmer, since it simply reflects human emotions towards the viewer and in the end we are all human.
The plot of this film is AMAZING as we follow the life changing moment of the main character and witness his progress in being "hot" but even though we can see one element of his life improving, the writer also allows you to understand that other elements of his life are shattering. Another part of the story was uncovering the past of Ricky Fits when he and his family remain a mystery through the first hour of the film, the, slowly, we start to understand his past. The metaphors in this film were very smart and hard to understand.
The performances gave me a shell shock, they were extremely amazing, Kevin Spacey was at his best in this movie, but one thing I did not like was the casting for Angela, Mena Suvari wasn't good enough for the role. Mendes did a brilliant job directing this film he made me so focused with this film that I thought I was in the suburbs. Overall, this is for sure one of the greatest films ever made.