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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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 1478 times |  Comments (1)  
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The Sad Little Life Of Lester Burnham
By: minxette | Apr 07, 2001 02:25 AM

’’American Beauty’’ is a totally unforgettable movie. It rightfully won 5 Oscars and 6 Baftas, including Best Picture in each. I was not too enthusiastic about seeing it, but I was dragged kicking and... Read complete review |  Read 772 times |  Comments (0)  
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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 1082 times |  Comments (3)  
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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 1324 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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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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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 1541 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 1216 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 1353 times |  Comments (3)  
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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 1270 times |  Comments (2)  
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Annette Bening
By: erodyne | Dec 14, 2002 05:38 AM

American Beauty is a movie that attempts to dissect behavior driven by circumstances. An excellent character study, they all came to play. Annette Benning an underrated Actor is excellent, and responsible... Read complete review |  Read 982 times |  Comments (0)  
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Real beauty !!
By: critical_voice | Jan 14, 2003 03:31 AM

Just saw the movie and tell u what cant stop gushing over it .A simple story establishing a fact that technical advancement doesnt help cultural bankruptcy and thats what the director wants to potray... Read complete review |  Read 907 times |  Comments (1)  
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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 1238 times |  Comments (26)  

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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 1102 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 1470 times |  Comments (2)  
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Wonderful and genuine
By: me-thinks Member's photo available | Jul 23, 2004 01:44 AM

There is cinema. And then there is cinema. Life mirrored through the lens of a camera, mirrored through the lens of a camera - like a self referential spiral that collapses into itself. American... Read complete review |  Read 1030 times |  Comments (3)  
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Life Is Beautiful
By: rexsjain Member's photo available | Jan 30, 2005 10:48 PM

American Beauty… “I need a father who’s a role model, not some horny geek boy whose gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girl friend home…someone should just... Read complete review |  Read 1172 times |  Comments (3)  
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Look Inside....
By: RohitDewal Member's photo available | May 10, 2005 01:58 PM

Society is an institution, which was never formally adapted by human beings. From the earliest times in human civilizations, our ancestors chose to live in a group, which eventually took its shape and... Read complete review |  Read 1502 times |  Comments (17)  
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A Beauty of a Movie
By: PulomaDas Member's photo available | Oct 18, 2006 12:21 PM

The movie did not blow me away when I watched it for the first time. I was a high-schooler and it took a couple of screenings more to actually understand it. The routine of life and... Read complete review |  Read 1197 times |  Comments (2)  
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