American Beauty

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Cast : Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening
Director : Sam Mendes
Producers : Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
Writer : Alan Ball


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Anti American dream?
By: sadsack | Nov 27, 2000 04:17 PM

The title is highly misleading, in fact much of the movie is a sad commentary about the grime in the moral fibre of modern day society and a lot less about ’beauty’. The story starts off, simply enough,... Read complete review |  Read 2417 times |  Comments (0)  
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Reality of Social Chaos
By: skmm Member's photo available | Feb 20, 2001 10:07 AM

A scenic suburban town, the streets lined with maple trees, the first shot of the movie American Beauty, is very placid and looking harmless. The image is a very desirable one for any town. But... Read complete review |  Read 1479 times |  Comments (1)  
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It will blow u away
By: loverboy4u_17 Member's photo available | Apr 19, 2001 12:31 PM

This movie blew me away. It puts society’s definitions of Normalcy and Beauty under heavy scrutiny. What appears ordinary is often captivating; what appears unique is often forlorn; what appears powerful... Read complete review |  Read 1084 times |  Comments (3)  
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never underestimate the power of denial
By: vinods75 | May 25, 2001 12:33 PM

I landed outside New Excelscior Theatre in mumbai (glad to see that Mumbai offers the chance to watch some of these wonderful movies as a rerun). I entered the movie hall, not knowing what to expect... Read complete review |  Read 1234 times |  Comments (0)  

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American Beauty
By: iloveliverpool | May 27, 2001 04:59 PM

This film received a lot of hype and I felt it only natural that I should see it and boy am I glad I did. The film’s main character is a typical dad and magazine worker Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey),... Read complete review |  Read 1325 times |  Comments (2)  
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The PLASTIC BAG ILLUSION
By: lora Member's photo available | May 31, 2001 12:00 AM

American Beauty digs into the decaying fabric of the American society...very shallow , skin deep and meaningless. All that’s seen on the exterior is not actually so..yet everything is SO predictable. American... Read complete review |  Read 2813 times |  Comments (7)  
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masterpiece that too in his debut... SAM MENDEZ ru
By: theDUDE | May 31, 2001 11:57 AM

This film is an ’’adult’’ film to be appreciated by people who are in touch with themselves -thinking people who sometimes stop & evaluate their pathetic and dull existence on this planet. The PLOT- ... Read complete review |  Read 3234 times |  Comments (5)  
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american beauty!!!
By: aphrodisiac77 | Jun 11, 2001 05:39 PM

I don’t use the word beauty that often because I don’t need it as much the other synonyms(too obscene to state here). To me, beauty is usually something the museum crowd loves to throw around to describe... Read complete review |  Read 768 times |  Comments (3)  
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No Beauty Found Here
By: SmashingPumpkins | Jul 30, 2001 10:22 AM

This is one of the most difficult reviews I have ever had to write. First of all because this is a film everyone seems to love so much. But since I found the film to be below the perfection everyone else... Read complete review |  Read 965 times |  Comments (4)  
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EXCELLENT
By: dave27 Member's photo available | Aug 18, 2001 01:57 PM

’American Beauty’ is an amazing depiction of American life and the generation gap and despair at the passing of life, but at the same time a reassuring promise that the maturity of age has its own benefits.... Read complete review |  Read 1259 times |  Comments (1)  
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A strange film
By: andycharger | Aug 22, 2001 03:37 PM

American beauty was a film that looked moderately unattractive to me. I thought it was going to be a typical American teen flick. How wrong I was. It just goes to show you that you dont know what... Read complete review |  Read 1313 times |  Comments (3)  
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Look Closer....
By: jim1049 | Sep 25, 2001 12:31 AM

Introduction ~~ Set in a small suburban town in America, American Beauty is about the lives of what appear to be normal and ordinary people for the outside except are quite far from that in reality.... Read complete review |  Read 1544 times |  Comments (1)  
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Oscars, Baftas and Awards Aplenty - A Superb Movie
By: whitewolf | Sep 27, 2001 09:35 PM

Winner of 5 Oscars and 6 Baftas this movie is one which nonetheless seems to have people pretty much divided over how they feel about it. In all honesty, there isn’t that much which actually goes on here... Read complete review |  Read 1218 times |  Comments (0)  
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What an outstanding directorial debut
By: krabople | Oct 02, 2001 04:18 AM

I am the sort of person who stupidly often judges a film purely by its title, as I’m sure so many others do. Which is why I never actually intended to go and see this film. It sounded to me like a soppy,... Read complete review |  Read 1357 times |  Comments (3)  

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Almost Perfect
By: mangiotto | Oct 31, 2001 05:14 AM

Very simply, American Beauty is among the best films about the ugly particulars of American existence ever made. It captures the hopelessness, the frustration, the boredom of day-to-day existence... Read complete review |  Read 1550 times |  Comments (9)  
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American Beauty through an Englishman
By: junkyfunkygal | Dec 07, 2002 11:58 AM

I was waiting someone would write an opinion of his or her on American Beauty but it seems they were hard to come for a movie which won five oscars in 1999. And the reason why this movie becomes a stand... Read complete review |  Read 1274 times |  Comments (2)  
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I rule !!!
By: rekh Member's photo available | Jun 03, 2003 01:15 PM

Selfish desire is found in the senses, mind, and intellect, misleading them and burying the understanding in delusion. Fight with all your strength, Arjuna! Controlling your senses, conquer your enemy,... Read complete review |  Read 1242 times |  Comments (26)  
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American Beauty: The life and times of an American
By: bvivek Member's photo available | Jul 24, 2003 04:53 PM

American Beauty, director Sam Mendes’ maiden venture, very beautifully showcases the ills and the day-to-day tension that has crept in the daily life of an average American. To impart a touch of realism... Read complete review |  Read 1217 times |  Comments (0)  
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BEAUTY WITHIN...AND WITHOUT
By: prodi66 Member's photo available | Jul 26, 2003 01:47 AM

What makes a ’’great film’’ so good The raging talk of the neighborhood.. Is it the story, the cast, the fashion Or the talented director’s vision ? Lets take a look at a wonderful dream A story... Read complete review |  Read 1106 times |  Comments (6)  
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beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
By: rajeshonline Member's photo available | Sep 17, 2003 06:02 PM

                                BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER ........as once said is the main theme of the film......                                  Beauty had never been shown or expressed... Read complete review |  Read 1474 times |  Comments (2)  
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