A Masterpiece: Not only apt for the times but a timeless moving image masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2000)

As perfectly composed as a Mozart symphony or a Bach sonata, this satire of life in affluent urban America reveals the dark side of psychologically "breaking free". As Lester (Kevin Spacey) increasingly realizes this freedom, the unforeseen results of this liberation manifest dark and darker consequences for those in his life as well as for himself. While everyone is effected by his naivete, the other players in this slice of life must deal with these consequences, while he, at least, achieves ultimate freedom ... perhaps.