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Advantages: Deep, with hidden ideas and meanings, and a great ending Disadvantages: A bit stereotypical in places
American Beauty is a modern-day classic film, showing how restraining and boring suburban life in America can be, and how one man shows us how he breaks free.
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is stuck in a boring job under a boss he hates, has taken to masturbating in the shower because his wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), isn't sexually relieving him, and he finds himself hated by his daughter. He becomes with his stale, repetitive existence.
Lester ... ...role of his career in American Beauty. His measured, dull tones work perfectly with the character of Lester, and Spacey is the best man that could have been cast. There are also good performances from Annette Bening and Chris Cooper (as the colonel), but a stand-out performance comes from Wes Bentley as the perfect Ricky.
The directing from Sam Mendes was perfect, the meanings were delivered very well.
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This film warrants praise in all aspects - it is one of the best non-commercial fims to come out in the last decade and certainly one I wouldn't do without. From the beginning, it shows itself to be different, various intersecting stories combine to offer a rich tapestry of talents, emotions and storylines guaranteed to keep you interested and watching.
I always saw Tom Cruise as a pretty boy hero character before Magnolia, I have so much more respect ... ...the usual characters he plays that you will forget it's him for most of the film. He's extremely cocky, rude, obnoxious, anti-women, selfish, cold and self-focused. You can't help but like the character though as you follow him though his emotional change and personal problems with his dying father.
Jullianne-Moore is an excellent actress, and for those of you that know her work, yet again plays the slightly unhinged and depressed character, but ...
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