Art-house label unfairly limits audience

Rating: 9/10 (9 October 1999)

I loved it. Hollywood isn't producing enough films of this quality because the label "art film" has unfairly been applied to mean "unaccessible" to a mass audience. Maybe everyone who enjoyed "American Beauty" ( and "Eve's Bayou", and "Ulee's Gold", and "Summer of Sam", and "Cookie's Fortune", and "Limbo") should commit to seeing it two or three times, in the hopes that those with the influence will notice. All of these movies uniquely and effectively capture an aspect of the American experience, and deserve our fervent encouragement.