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Summary: Exactly 1000x Better Than The Sixth Sense
Review: I don't know what I can really say about this movie that hasn't been said a thousand times. It's well-deserving of every award it won, and I'm extremely thankful that it was here to stop "The Sixth Sense" from winning Best Picture.The acting is amazing all around, with the possible exceptiong of Mena Suvari, who still does a great job, but seems weak compared with the rest of the cast. The screenplay is probably the best written in the last 10 years, containing the perfect mix of drama and comedy. The cinematography is wonderful, from the slow-tension in the dining room scenes to the very small feeling emphasized in Lester (Spacey) during his first interview with his boss. As for the DVD, the most notable feature is probably the commentary. Alan Ball barely says a dozen words, but Sam Mendes an insightful view into the film. With the wealth of symbolism and "easter eggs" hidden in the movie, he points out much you might have missed in your own viewing. This is a superb film and recommended to all. I give it my highest rating ever, 1000 times better than "The Sixth Sense."
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Summary: Such a touching and beautiful movie
Review: This movie is so special because it's so different. It's like no other movie ever made. It contains beautiful acting, brilliant writing, and is so incredibly touching. Each character has a little fragment of everyones personality put together, so on some level you can relate with all of them. No matter how many times I see this movie it will continue to inspire me.
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Summary: The Best American Movie in Years
Review: If you haven't yet had a chance to see Amercian Beauty, get it today. This is clearly the best movie out of Hollywood in years, and was absolutely worthy of its Best Picture win at the Oscars. While almost everyone I know who saw this movie loved it, there were a few women who had mixed feelings. I think this is because many women don't like being depicted at the "bad guy". Throughout much of this movie, the Kevin Spacey character seems to be the one to blame, but he turns out the hero, while his wife, played superbly by Annette Benning, shows us her true nature. The music is great, the acting is top-notch, the story is original, the cinematography is stunning. Take my advice: this movie is WELL worth your time.
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Summary: What's left to say?
Review: So much has already been said about AMERICAN BEAUTY that this review may not really mean anything but what the heck? This award winning movie has a lot going on, great performances from Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning, and the excellent Wes Bentley. When I first saw the film last year I knew that it was pretty speacial! Yes, it is very different in its approach and style, and most people I have talked to either love it or hate it, but that is why I like the movie. It has so many layers and is open to so many different interpretations-that makes it what it is. The DVD offers a fine collection of bonus features that takes you inside Director Sam Mendes's well crafted tale.Bonus feature standots are the storyboard presentations with Sam Mendes and DP Conrad L. Hall So as the saying goes ...Look Closer
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Summary: The Best Movie, My favorite
Review: American Beauty is a great film. It is the best and most original film of the 90's, and 1 of the 10 best movies of all time. It reminds us of the personal things that we find beautiful. And it tells us to push beyond the surface of things so we might find that which we did not see before. Its a film filled with powerful performances and heartbreaking tradgety. Some people may not understand this type of movie. But those people are blind anyway, and probably are obsessed with action movies. And lets face it those are the worst people. AND WHATS WITH THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DVD. DONT YOU BUY A DVD FOR THE MOVIE, NOT THE EXTRAS. Thanks for that. AMERICAN BEAUTY is master storytelling and well possibly the most brilliant film of all time.
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Summary: A view from afar ...
Review: American Beauty is about an over privileged society wallowing in self pity and neurosis in a way that could only be of interest to the wallowers themselves.
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Summary: A Look Closer...
Review: American Beauty is a great movie that discovers how twisted America can be And what a beauty this is. Spacey is excellent as Lester Burnham, a disillusioned hack writer who embarks on a reckless quest for self-discovery. While alienating his control-freak wife (Annette Bening) and confused teenage daughter (Thora Birch), he jumps headfirst into his midlife crisis, befriending the drug dealer next door (Wes Bentley) and lusting after his daughter's best friend (Mena Suvari), among other things. Director Mendes' uncommon approach to common realities is wonderful, and the script is full of pessimism and hilarity, with not a word wasted. Add to that the film's electric visual style, and what emerges is a terrific film about troubled souls. Musical score is just great with along with the theme and the thoughts of Lester Cunningham (Kevin Spacey). I would recommend it for anyone to se the realities of the American Beauty
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Summary: A paradox
Review: For the first time, another contributor to these blurbs has echoed exactly what I feel about a product. "pacebm" nailed my conflicting feelings about "American Beauty" in that it was riveting to watch because of the acting and the visual style, and yet basically the story was one big cliche populated by a cast of cliched characters. Go ahead and scroll down to "pacebm's" review for more details; he or she did a nice job of analyzing all the weaknesses. The one thing I didn't catch anyone mentioning was how one-dimensional the gay couple is (and how they also happen to be the only people in the neighborhood who aren't dysfunctional).
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Summary: One of the most fascinating films I have ever seen.
Review: 'American Beauty' did for film what Nirvana did for music. It gave a big old shot in the arm, and made the art form interesting. Kevin Spacey is pure genious in this movie. I am not one of those that moons over him, but I must give credit where credit is due. You felt his moments, true and powerful, through each facet of this film. The rest of the cast plays their respective roles with comparable passion and skill. Annette Benning is magnificent, just when the time comes that you want to shake the daylights out of her to wake her up, she does, and with great aplomb. Wes Bentley is a tasty addition, and performs as the misunderstood new kid perfectly. And he is *so* very pretty to look at. Sam Mendes received many accolades for crafting such a gorgeous, disturbing, colorful, and passionate movie. Here, added to the pile, is mine. A must-see, unless you are under 16.....this is definitely for a more mature audience.
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Summary: On my top 10 movies list
Review: I love movies. American Beauty was more then love for me it was one of the most poetic, amazing, "special feeling" type movies that I have ever seen. The film's cast left no missing links. The performances were on target and a 10. For a first time film director Sam Mendez knocked my socks off! Alan Ball's script is also on my top 10 of movies scripts...I wish I could write something has powerful and amazing has this beautiful story. I would say this is a must see movie.
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