American Beauty

Written by:
Alan Ball

Directed by:
Sam Mendes

Made in:
USA in 1999

Actors:
Kevin Spacey .... Lester Burnham
Annette Bening .... Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch .... Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley .... Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari .... Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper .... Col. Frank Fitts, USMC
Peter Gallagher .... Buddy Kane
Allison Janney .... Barbara Fitts

Plot:
Lester and Carolyn Burnham are on the outside, a perfect husband and wife, in a perfect house, in a perfect neighborhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression. He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughters friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy boy-next-door named Ricky who lives with a homophobic father. IMDB

Review:
Such a fantastic movie.

I didn't want to see it when it came out, I didn't think I would like it.
But Fredrik wanted to see it and thought it would be an excellent movie.
I finally decided to rent it one night, and it ends up (like always), that I love the movie, and he thought it was "okay." :) That always happens.

It is such a simple movie, but holds a lot of depth.
A perfect cast that does a terrific job. I love Annette Bening, and she does such a good job in this movie.

I'm not sure if there is anything in this movie that could be made any better than it already is. The movie confronts many realistic struggles in normal day lives. Not a family movie, but definately something that every family member needs to see.