Oh, please (SPOILERS)

Rating: 1/10 (19 October 2003)

I have watched this movie many times, trying to find something to like in it, and with the exception of Lester's monologue at the end I believe that this is one of the most overhyped, overplayed movies in recent years. I don't think this movie offers us anything that hasn't already been dragged out to death. Take the characters:
They're all broad stereotypes that have been used a zillion times already. We have the dissatisfied suburban man, his rebellious teenage daughter, the cold wife, the latent-homosexual...every one of these characters has been in at least ten movies before it, in some variation or another. About the subject of Lester's supposed quest for a new life: I don't think it's remarkable that he decided to just chuck it all and revert to an adolescent mindset. I see it as incredibly immature. And, I'm sorry, but I don't see the beauty in a plastic bag blowing around in the wind or, for that matter, a dead bird, a dead vagrant or a dead Lester. What is beautiful about the sight of a man whose head has been blown off? Now, I said earlier that the only part of the movie I liked was Lester's final monologue. I felt it was the only part of the movie where we got to see Lester for who he truly was, not the person he pretended to be throughout the movie. Look, I'm sure I've angered a great deal of people out there, so I will end my comment now.
Remember, we all are entitled to voice our opinions here, even if they don't agree with those of others. 2/10