One of the most original and stunning movies I've ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 1999)

Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening and the rest of the cast prove to the viewing audience that a great script and a director who can tell a story is a combination that is rarely seen in film today. Spacey is one of America's finest actors and he proves it in this gem. Like all good character driven literature, American Beauty will withstand the test of time and I'm quite sure that we won't see it anytime soon on TBS. If only more studios would take the time to read script that are sans car chases and scatalogical humor, they might find that movies made in this sensibility are a viable commodity and can make a profit.