American Beauty

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Fabrícia F Esse é o reflexo da sociedade no fim do século vinte, os desafios e frustrações da juventude, falta de perspectiva do homem na vida adulta, esse filme é um clássico moderno sobre o fim da ilusão, quebra de expectativas e ressignificação da vida. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Max W The screenplay is exceptionally crafted, with the setup, development, convergence, and climax flowing seamlessly. Led by Kevin Spacey, the cast delivers powerful performances, making American Beauty a dark comedy with a lingering impact. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review Sams K Almost perfect. Great acting, a deep analysis of some of the hypocrites living in America. You must watch this one. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Blu B How the heck did this win Best Picture...The direction is solid throughout but everything else is just....yeah. IT's half decently made all around but there is just some weird stuff.This is cut from the same cloth as something like Crash (2004) but not as egregious. It has a lot of clever biting commentary on the American Dream which I did like and pick up on throughout. Kevin Spacey is great in this and probably the best thing besides Mendes direction. Besides the direction, Spacey, and the commentary I struggle to find a lot more to say. Wes Bentley's character is just bizarre and like a Shamalyan quirky character than any real character. No human being acts like that. Second, and probably my biggest issue is the choices characters make in this is just bizarre. Cooper coming out and becoming a murderer, the daughter having chemistry with Wes, Benning getting ready to kill her husband for being a jerk. Than there is just some bizarre stuff like the Bag scene which felt like a post 2000 Terrance Malik moment, Wes's Dad thinking he's blowing Spacey, and pretty much any scene involving Wes and the daughter. Dear god, all momentum stops when it focuses on those two. They have no chemistry, and the scenes are just weird. The whole Spacey lusting over the daughters best friend I thought was creepy but if anything I could understand it and thought it was justified for the plot and tone. This jumps around too much. were led to believe Spacey is going to be the main focus but honestly he's probably only the main focus in half the film. Everyone else isn't as interesting or is just weird. This needed to focus squarely on Spacey and the crisis he goes through. It would have been nice also if Angela and Lester would've had more scenes together as there dynamic is far more interesting and exploring the taboos of a relationship like that would've been more focused and substantive. Sometimes also the dialouge can be a bit on the nose/clunky as well despite the strong direction. This starts out well enough but as it jumps around, focuses on weird characters, and just some bizarre scenes it just really becomes a slog to get through. As it went on I kept slowly losing interest more and more. It's very flawed and you can tell its trying to be a New Hollywood style satire melodrama but it feels more arthouse and weird than anything. If you like this I encourage you to watch something that satirizes the American Dream like Falling Down or Office Space. Because I think you'll adore those if this earns your high praise. Unless your a die hard Spacey fan or wanna see Mendes early works, most people can skip this. Highly Overrated in my opinion and dissappointly so. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review andy b way overrated. Poor messaging. What is the point? Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Christian K This is a tough one cause of the big obvious reason. The script and performances are almost perfect. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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