A truly beautiful film.

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2006)

Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suavri and Peter Gallagher.
This is probably the most thought provoking film I've ever seen. It deals with Lester (Spacey) going through changes. His sex life with his wife Carolyn is non existent, his daughter hates him and he's grown a strong obsession with his daughter's friend. New neighbors move in, the dad being a mean, intolerant military man, and the son being a pot smoking teen that shares his stuff with Lester. Lester soon starts lifting wieghts for his daughter's friend. Meanwhile, the neighbor Ricky falls in love with Lester's daughter, Jane, but his dad thinks hes a homosexual. To top all this off, Carolyn is cheating on Lester.
I really felt moved by the end of the film. Among the first words we hear in the film are from Lester saying, "In less than a year from now, I will be dead." That is true, but all the events that lead up to his death and extremely compelling and when you realize he's about to die, you know that he's achieved what he's been looking for. And not only has he achieved it, but he's helped others come through their problems and his monologue is so true. I completely recommend this wonderful and quite beautiful film.
My rating: 4 out of 4 stars. 121 mins. Rated R for Sexuality, Language, Drug Use and Brief Bloody Violence.