A pessimistic view of the world created by nihilistic people

Rating: 2/10 (23 November 2018)

American Beauty is a pessimistic view of the world created by nihilistic people. This self-indulgent film believes that everyone is unhappy, but that some people hide it better than others. The acting is fine, the cinematography is good, but the story is what really fails this movie. People still talk about The Matrix, The Sixth Sense and Fight Club - all of which were released the same year as this film - but no one is still talking about American Beauty, the "Best Picture" of 1999.