Nour A-Hadi Haba
3May12
Shallow how ?
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WhatsUpWill
1May12
Possibly one of the worst films of all time. So overbearingly smug. It reeks of pretentiousness (a rare case where a film actually deserves this overwritten criticism word), filled with one dimensional characters and themes that are stated, but not ever explored. I doubt I could understand why anyone would ever love this shallow excuse of a film.
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María
28Mar12
"It's just a couch!!" Love it. The final sequence brings me to tears everytime, his memories and the way Carolyn embraces Lester's clothes, so touching. Wonderfully shot.
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Michael Harbour
13Jan12
I revisited "American Beauty" again in 2010 for the first time in a decade. It truly is a masterpiece. A flawless movie.
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willythesalesman
3Jan12
the movie goes over the top quite often with trite and lame ideas, but somehow it pulls it off so what the hell
Julio Mestanza
15Aug11
No sé si ha sido el timing, si es que la he visto (o vuelto a ver) en el momento indicado, pero esta película me ha arrancado las lágrimas. Qué belleza, casi coreografeada, lenta y sutil cuando debe serlo y arrebatoradamente intensa en los momentos más precisos. Una joya.
Laura
10Aug11
The title says it Beauty. That word describes the whole film. Some scenes are just so perfect and beautifully that makes you want to cry. I'm not the kind of person that cries in movies but it's simply impossible not to in this movie. My way of watching life now is different. Thank you Sam Mendes!!!
Annisa Ayuningtyas
5Aug11
I really cannot stand this Lolita syndrome the father has... But the ending is mind-blowing
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Nicole Copello Sambrailo
26Jul11
A friend told me not to see this movie because it was "stupid and pointless". Glad I didn't listen to her; this was excellent. Awesome screenplay, I laughed and also cried. This film and Lost in Translation have had a great impact on me, apart from the fact that I'm obsessed with the score.
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Harry Rossi
26Jun11
I'd heard some very good things about this movie and I'd some very bad things. Ultimately I found this film to be very good. Not a masterpiece, but damn good. Its very funny and had some fascinating things to say.
Ellis Potter
28May11
An intense and hilarious film but nothing new or special. Spacey gives the role of his life time but I knew something was wrong when the best part of my viewing experience was watching his daughter get naked. Needed more Chris Cooper. And the ending, though great, felt rushed with the voice over and all. Will watch again. A confused masterpiece.
Nicole Elmer
19May11
I have to say, one reason this film is good is because of the time period when it was made. I don't think it would stand up as well made today. Primarily because big budget "indie" films these days have a certain look and approach that, well, has become a bit formulaic (see "The Beaver.) This film seems to have ushered in that look, but is innovative because it is one of the first to do so.
AnAppleScruff
8May11
I was expecting some lame ending... well, it came up it was something very disturbing and totally unexpected!
mulligans
10Apr11
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, waiting to start again?
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Marcus Killerby
3Apr11
It doesn't say much for a film when the best scene is of a plastic bag floating around. However, you gotta give it to that scene