American Beauty is a movie that's so easy to discard as Oscar bait, but damn the performances and the writing in that movie are so gripping and you can't help but marvel at it. Still Sam Mendes best and deepest movie by far.

Kevin Spacey has been rightfully canceled, but my god he gives such a layered performance in this movie. Everyone does. I do not like Anette Benning as an actress and her performance, especially in the end of the movie is so good. There's a lot of uncomfortable subplots in the movie, especially dealing with Lester's infatuation with his daughter's teenaged friend, but I feel that stuff worked in this movie. It's a weird melodrama and really an acting showcase. Chris Cooper's performance later knowing what we know is also outstanding as well.

Submitted July 15, 2023 at 07:13AM by herewego199209 https://ift.tt/se6Pwl4