The penultimate journey into the upper middle class hell of suburbia! Kevin Spacey stars as dead pan cynic Lester Burnham-a self proclaimed 'loser' who tell us right off the bat that he has only one year left to live(then again,in way he's "dead already"...). Masturbating in the shower is the high point of his day he tells us,"it's all down hill from here". We then meet his bitchy,career driven wife(the great Annette Bening,who's Carolyn is like the psychotic flip side of every 50's sitcom mom-watch for her show stopping "Shut up,you weak baby!" scene 25 minutes into the movie!It will take your breath away!),and his perpetually sullen,tart tongued daughter Jane(Thora Birch in a great performance),who's like a ticking time bomb ready to blow any second.She outright hates her mom and dad with a passion seldom seen on the screen. Voyeurism,homosexuality,pedophillia,adultery,heart,laughs,wit-this movie has it all!A ten all the way!
Review of American Beauty
