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American Beauty

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Lester is a sexually frustrated suburban father made things more miserable when he got infatuated with his daughters friend and now he feels the need to come out of his misery.
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February 22, 2015

Kevin Spacey is the greatest actor of his generation, hands down, no contest.
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New Times
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February 22, 2015

This seriocomic autopsy of middle-class virtue has the capacity to startle and surprise, and a gift for finding grim humor at the heart of tragedy.
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Wall Street Journal
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May 08, 2014

Why, then, did I enjoy it so little? Because of its unrelenting self-importance: American Beauty wants us to know, in every shot at every turn, just how clever and mercilessly cutting it is.
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Sky Movies
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February 22, 2015

The film is stunningly poignant, and when first time cinema director Mendes turns his hands to the serious aspects of the disintegration of human souls, the funny lurches to the profound with hardly a flicker of disruption.
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New York Observer
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May 08, 2014

Kevin Spacey gives the performance of his life.
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Baltimore Sun
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February 22, 2015

A tightly coiled rage seethes beneath the pretty surface of American Beauty, a wickedly funny black comedy directed by newcomer Sam Mendes.
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CNN.com
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February 22, 2015

American Beauty is deeply disturbing, acerbically funny, brilliantly acted, breathtakingly original and highly sophisticated.
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Times (UK)
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February 22, 2015

This engrossing centrepiece meshes with subplots involving Burnham's dysfunctional family and unbalanced neighbours, in a virtuoso study of isolation, repression and fulfilment. Mendes infuses the lush visuals and lyrical script with dramatic panache.
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Seattle Times
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January 28, 2014

Alan Ball's script is a terrific piece of material, and Mendes responds directly to its subversive, provocative vision of a curdled American Dream.
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sbs.com.au
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February 22, 2015

The writing is acidically amusing without ever trying to conceal the loneliness at the heart, the direction a perfect frame for the characters and the wonderful performances that create them.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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February 22, 2015

This is Spacey's best performance since he took home an Oscar for The Usual Suspects.
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New York Daily News
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January 28, 2014

American Beauty approaches a manic, almost cartoonish edge without falling over. Both Spacey and Bening use extraordinary comic timing to bring these very sad, lost characters to life.
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