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Summary: Pseudo-intellectual, but still a good flick.
Review: I did not see this movie when it was in theaters, despite the recommendations of my peers. Recently, I finally got a chance to see it after it had been completely over-hyped. I found it to be a very high-quality film. Brilliant acting, excellent cinematography, and a rasor-sharp script made the movie extremely enjoyable. However, reflecting on the movie as a whole, American Beauty is actually more of a mainstream wannabe-intellectual movie (although I have to say that Fight Club takes the cake in terms of mainstream indie movies). To put it quite harshly, I believe that American Beauty gives the lesser intellectuals something to latch to and praise. The beauty of the film hides its weak social commentary very well. So well, in fact, that it picked up a horde of oscars and gained a quasi-cult following.
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Summary: Gorgeous
Review: Sometimes it is so easy to forget about all of the beauty the world contains. This movie reminds me every time I see it. Everything about it is gorgeous--cast, cinematography, music. "American Beauty" is a must see.
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Summary: What a beaut!
Review: This movie is more than a dark comedy. With its new age music, and true-to-life characters, it's an ode to the new century. A century of mid-life crises, teen angst, and luxury cars. Kevin Spacey does a fabulous job of being the father of a teenager and husband of an overstressed realtor. When he develops a crush on his daughter's (Thora Birch) friend Angela (Mena Suvari), the movie twists into an odd mix of romanticism and 70s nostalgia. Annette Bening's portrayal of Mrs. Burnham is a too-true vision of job stress and marriage trouble in the 90s (or 00s). In all, a wonderful movie with "classic" written all over it.
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Summary: THE BEST FILM OF THIS DECADE!
Review: This movie takes us on a giant trip to the mind of Lester Burnham a man whose life was a complete mess his wife didn't love him his daughter almost hated him and he fell in love with his daughter's friend. This extraordinarily directed film shows everything around Lester in the last stage of his life were all the problems come together until he explodes( not literally) and becomes irresponsible,quits his job, drugs himself with his neighbor etc. This film also has really weird and great characters like the young neighbor who besides dealing drugs, filmed everything around him, his wife played by Annette Bening who is a perfect woman has everything in order and is kind of neurotic, two of his neighbors were gay and his other neighbor hated gays causing troubles at the end of the movie.But what I truly love about this movie is that at the end after showing us the many beauties in this world Lester shows his family and his surroundings were really far from being American Beauty. So rent it ,buy it whatever but don't or at least try not to miss this great film which by the way got many many awards which it deserved.
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Summary: A masterpiece!
Review: The only way to sum up this movie is to say that it is without a doubt, a masterpiece! This film deserves 10 stars! No questions asked, this movie will be on AFI's list of the best movies in the future. It has everything that a great movie needs, an incredible script, great direction, and a cast that together, made a movie that shows the trials and tribulations of the typical american family. Don't listen to those who say this movie is about a pervert, see for yourself how much beauty there is in so many things. And remember, it won Oscars for a reason!
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Summary: American Beauty is Beautiful
Review: this movie is breathtaking right down to the last second. you laugh, you cry, you think all within the first hour of this film! I recommend it to anyone who loves good movies. WARNING: THIS FILM IS NOT FOR YOUNG ONES.
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Summary: American Beauty
Review: I have to say that I love this movie, but that is too simple a statement. It might be better to say I think about this movie. I say it thankfully on the big screen originally and recently say it on video again and now I am buying it. It brought back all of the emotions that I felt the first time. If you have ever lived in the 'burbs this movie will probably feel scary and intreging at the same time. That is how I felt after watching it. I have thought about my family and my neighbors in a new way after seeing this film. I don't feel like I can do the film justice in a brief discription. All I can say is that you will never look at people quiet the same again after seeing Amercian Beauty and I can't recommend it enough.
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Summary: A closer look at real life
Review: Right from these beginnig lines:"My name is Lester Burhnam,this is my neighborhood,this is my street,this is my life, in less than a year I'll be dead ofcourse I don't know that yet and in a way I'm dead already." I was hooked to American Beauty. Never before have I seen a film that took real life and exposed it. This movie took every type of person and depicted them honestly without sparing any detail. It was funny,realisitc,and heartbreaking. I loved this movie, and will always remeber the lasting impression it left on me. Also, I'd like to add that I have never seen a movie with so many great lines. example:"There's a lot about me that you don't know mr.Smartyman." delivered by Annette Benning. She was excellent but I have to say if I had to choose the one person who made this film what it is it would have to be Kevin Spacey. He was fantastic,the way he acted, delivered his lines evrything. So in conlusion I recomend this piece of cinematic genius to anyone who feels the need to break out of their dull prisoner-of-work life and make a grasp for midlife reinvention.
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Summary: A very good film but not the masterpiece some say it is
Review: This is a very original, interesting, well-acted film. It did not "change my life" or "blow me away" like I had been told it would but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Kevin Spacey is very good here (I still think Denzel deserved the Oscar over him but, hey, whatever) and the other actors do a great job, too. In fact, while I may be alone in saying so, I felt the younger actors outshine the older ones here in terms of believablity. The kids genuinely seem to disappear into their roles and it's impressive to see. Don't expect your life to change but this is definitely worth a look.
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Summary: Tragic America
Review: American Beauty is a psychological satire about the life of middle class white suburbia. Never has a movie a movie gotten away with projecting some much. It's an ode to family dysfunction, mid-life crisis, neurotic mother/wives, homosexuality, and screwed-up teens. Yes, this is one for the Prozac generation, the MTV kids and their parents, it's so cutting edge and so mean it's hard to believe it received its much deserved Oscar. It's just as complicated as the neverous breakdown it displays. It's an attempt at holding a mirror to America, making America vomit at its deceitful image, and then allowing America to say to itself "Like, I'm like so cool."
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