In awe of this film from acting to music to cinematography

Rating: 10/10 (30 September 1999)

This film was shown in a special "sneak preview" type thing for free at my school, which was great for me. I'm a Kevin Spacey-aholic, so I HAD to get tickets. In fact, this movie probably indirectly caused me to drop the class I had a problem set due for, and would have had to miss the movie to work on. But it was WELL WORTH IT. This is one of the three movies I've ever rated a "10," and it was because every moment of the film was well-crafted, well-acted, and just absolutely BRILLIANT.
The characters, though eccentric, were extremely real and every actor was perfect in their role. Kevin Spacey, in particular, was outstanding, and the guy who played the "guy from next door" was great too.

The music enhanced every single scene. I might describe that as "perfect" too. (planning on getting the soundtrack)
While the movie has very serious themes and undertones, there are some HYSTERICAL parts to it, too. Kevin Spacey is such a great actor-- the audience is such putty to him; he can make us laugh so hard, cry, or just sit bug-eyed at the screen to watch what he does next. This was a great role for him, even though it's different from most of his other roles. Reminds me a lot of his performance in "The Ref," humor-wise.
This movie will make you think- about everything. Go see it, right now.