What a depressing film...

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2000)

I too am shocked to see that IMDB users have even placed this film in the top ten of the best. I'm sorry my husband and I wasted $5 each on this film. We went to go see this film yesterday since, try as I might, I do like to see the films that are nominated for Best Picture each year. So, I went into American Beauty with high expectations (esp. since it received such rave reviews from critics and IMDB users and the like).
American Beauty was depressing. Nihilistic, depressing and dark. Should every film be happy and light? Of course not. But I really find myself hard-pressed to comment positively on this film. What, again, was the plot? That people are unhappy? That a husband and wife are at each other's throats and lust for other people? That their teenage daughter hates them? What is so unique about this, and why did it deserve to be turned into a film?? The fact that it's favored to win the Oscar is even more mind-boggling to me.