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Summary: ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE
Review: This movie was one of the worst I've seen in a while. It glorifies sexual abuse and under-age sex. Gimmie a break... I can't believe this movie won best picture. Sixth Sense was ten times better. DON'T BOTHER.
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Summary: The truth is never pretty
Review: This movie does an admirable job in describing the dark dysfunction of suburban America. Each character in the Burnham family is fully developed and Lester's mid life crises is both sad and hilarious. Annette Benings portrayal of a driven, materialistic real estate salesperson devoid of soul is almost tragic. As a viewer you know that ten minutes into this film something tragic will happen because the two major characters seem so self destructive. The ironic pattern that asserts itself throughout the movie is that the younger generation has its head screwed on a lot tighter than the older. The Burnham daughter and the retentive Marine neighbors son have a maturity beyond their years, and their wry reflections on their addled parents is subtley hilarious. "All I wanted was a role model" muses the daughter. "Not a jerk that sprays his pants everytime my friend comes over" This film will be remembered like "The Graduate" for its controversy in the years to come.
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Summary: my review
Review: This is the story of a family's breakdown. How the attitude the husband has adopted for years, just bowing his head and letting the wife "wear the pants" has kept a vision of this family as a happy one.However, one day Lester wakes up and realizes he no longer wishes to bow to his wife. Then all hell breaks loose. This is the kind of movie you need to watch several times so you can fully understand its meaning. At the beginning, it shocks you and you feel that you have watched enough. But once you have seen it, it really makes you think about the reason behind all the events. Both Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening are outstanding in their roles, as well as the supporting actors. This is a very good movie, I recommend it to all.
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Summary: Look Closer
Review: I wondered why the words "look closer" appeared insmall type after the title American Beauty, then I watched themovie. If you view the world though rose tinted spectacles you probably wouldn't like this movie. This is disconcerting view of the world - how things are when you look just a little closer. Dark humor, tumoil and never a dull moment. Annette Bening and Kevin Spacey are both brilliant, as always . . . Next time you look in the mirror, look closer.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST!
Review: Absolutely breathtaking!...The cinematography was beautiful. Tells the story of a suburban neighborhood and the secrets, problems, and disfunctions behind closed doors. Kevin Spacey is in his without a doubt best performance. Annette Bening who plays Spacey's Martha Stewart-like wife is truly brilliant. Mena Suvari plays the gorgeous teenage love obsession of Spacey and she is without a doubt such a wonderful, beautiful, talented, phemominal actress. Thora Birch plays Bening and Spacey's confused daughter and she shines in this film. And Wes Bentley a shining new star is great. The movie was absolutely great! It's a comedy that makes you cry.
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Summary: American Beauty Within
Review: This movie is amazing, pretty bizarre, but amazing. When I went to see this movie I wasn't really sure what to expect. After I watched the movie I thought that it was acceptionally well written, directed & acted. It's kind of hard to describe everything that goes on in the movie because there are so many twists & turns. It's something you just have to see for yourself.
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Summary: The best ever.
Review: I went in to this movie being a big fan of action and titles like the matrix, and let me tell you when I left that movie had a powerful effect on me. Everything in the movie has a purpose, you can see the characters pain throughout the brilliant acting in the film. And of couse the ending will suprise you. Let me tell you this movie really makes you think about your life and how important the small things are, than worrying about the material things in life. Go see this movie now, I will promise you, you will not be dissapointed.
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Summary: Yuck.
Review: This won the Academy Award? This is not an enjoyable movie. It may be artistically brilliant, as other reviewers say. It may be a good portrait of the disfunctional American family. But I didn't enjoy it. Brilliant art isn't brilliant entertainment.
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Summary: A unique outlook on the inherency of beauty within life
Review: Many people misunderstand the purpose of the explicit nature of this film. Personally, I feel that this film is making fantasies into realities and conflict as to aid in one man's discovery of life. Spacey is supposed to represent the conglomerate of all male apprehensions and fantasies that coincide with middle age. This film displays all of the fears and feelings he has being a middle-aged father in suburbia. All of his impulses become realities and eventually lead him to see the inherent beauty infused into life. This movie's purpose was not to be vulgar, nor to offend the squeamish. It was supposed to display one man's quest to discover the wonder of life. I recommend this movie to anyone who will try to watch with an open mind and not cringe at the slightest deviation from normalcy.
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Summary: A great movie
Review: I can understand that some people might have a problem with the content of this movie, but THAT IS THE POINT. This film offers a great perspective into American society and some of the underlying problems that all people face. Now, of course the events that go on in this movie are taken to the extreme, but this was done in order to prove the point. The acting was great, the plot was original, the themes and messages were wonderful--COME ON, IT TOLD US TO ENJOY OUR LIVES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT? This movie might not be for those people who are afraid of the truth, but for anyone willing to open their minds a little, this is a treat. Everyone should see it at least once just to give it a try. It is a great movie.
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