There is no exaggeration with the "beauty" in the title.

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2010)

1999 was a great year for film. There was Magnolia, Being John Malkovich(Two of my five favorite films), The Green mile, Fight club. All just great movies. But besides Being John Malkovich and Magnolia, there has never been anything like American beauty.
American beauty won best picture that year. It wasn't my favorite film of that year. It was probably my third. My three favorite films of that year all have something to remember. Magnolia's climax has raining frogs. In Being John Malkovich, Malkovich goes inside of his mind and sees himself in many different forms. In American beauty, Kevin Spacey and Chris Cooper kiss.
That's not the only memorable thing about the film. American beauty is funny, and real. And it definitely burns in the memory. It's flawless, and compared to The Green mile, The Sixth sense, The Cider house rules, and The Insider, it deserved best picture. It is an immediate attention grabber.
American beauty tells the lives of Lester(played fantastically by Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn(played excellently by Annette Bening), a married couple who aren't happy. Their marriage isn't for happiness, it's just for show. Both of them know it. Lester has a thing for their daughter Jane's(played by Thora Birch) friend(played by Mena Suvari). Carolyn has an affair with her real estate partner(played by Peter Gallagher) Jane and their new neighbor(played by Wes Bently, atrocious actor) have a thing going on. He's kind of crazy. So is his father(played by Chris Cooper), who is attracted to one of the neighbors. I'm sorry that i've sort of spoiled most of the film. I just love it so much I have to tell it's story.
So much happens in American beauty. It is such an interesting picture. Really. They really don't exaggerate the beauty in the title. The only flaw, if you can count it, is Wes Bently. He is such a horrible actor. If you don't think he's that bad, watch Ghost rider. Then you'll see.
Kevin Spacey deserved to win best actor. His character is so lovably funny. There are so many enjoyable scenes and some scenes of eroticism. I know it's a weird movie. But just because it's weird doesn't mean it's bad. At all. I didn't like American beauty. I loved it. And it is a beauty.
American beauty:A+