Interesting but not too deep really

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2004)

Well the Oscar crew went wild for it because it was a bit different and a bit more thoughtful. Bill Murray and the cast do a great job, there are lots of clever moments and funny ones too. American Beauty seems to have kicked off a trend for more meaningful films from Uncle Sam but the probability is that Big Business in movies will always want "blockbusters" with "stars" to get maximum profits. So this type of film will always be a quirky minority film which the Oscars will flirt with now and again, but not too often.
A pretty good film but there are loads of good films being made all the time outside Hollywood that are just ignored, this film was fêted because it was American.