A truly entertaining movie..One of the year's best

Rating: 7/10 (19 February 2000)

Extremely entertaining. This movie takes a slice of life without having to have any particular lessons to teach us.
Kevin Spacey is right up at the top as a consummate actor. He was terrific..Mena Suvari was perfect in her role as was Chris Cooper. I have to disagree with most critics on Annette Bening who played her part well, but not great as unfortunately I have seen a number of non-actors do just as well as a controlling and pejorative females.
The Director, editor, and cinematographer all deserve accolades.
The scene with the vagabond paper sack, the wind and the leaves was simply beautiful.