Certainly one of the best portraits of American family.

Rating: 8/10 (22 September 2003)

American Beauty is a great movie. It tells the story of a guy called Lester (Kevin Spacey) who gets tired of his routine. He tries to be himself , but instead he jumps into another illusion in which he faces the problems as if they were the worst in the world when these are actually problems that everybody has to face in their lives. So he does things that he had never done before, like quitting his job and arguing with his wife and daughter.
The acting is perfect, everybody in the cast does a great job developing their characters throughout the awkward situations in which they get involved. The soundtrack is perfect because it smoothly follows Lester's changes while the plot is being evolved. The plot was developed in a such an engaging way, that you can't quit the movie while it is going on, so it makes you stay in the sofa watching all of the story just to see what is going to happen in the end. Certainly American Beauty is one of the best movies that describe the inside of the American family, maybe just second to the Simpsons.