We weren't expecting much, but then Carrie-Anne Moss came on with that catsuit and started running on walls and we knew this was going to be so much more than Johnny Mnemonic . Although much has been made of the fantastic performance by Kevin Spacey, the young actors in this film more than hold their own among the more mature thespians. Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, and Mena Suvari should be applauded for avoiding the easy, cliche-ridden fodder that actors like Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. thrive on. American Beauty is an unsettling, dark, and funny film about suburban dysfunction and the posturing of insecure white, bourgeois people. Election Another smart movie that investigates suburban dysfunction, this one features perfect and fearless performances from Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon.
Election lets no one off the hook, including the audience.
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