Look out, this could be America's best film for '99.

It has everything: consumerism, sex, unemployment, drugs, peer pressure, loneliness, discrimination, and violence.

Kevin Spacey is brilliant and plays a difficult role, between Lester the comic and Lester the rejuvenated man.

This spellbinding, entertaining film shows what actors can do at the top of their form. You won't feel cheated, and it's emotionally satisfying.

The nuclear family goes ballistic as a father having a mid-life crisis goes straight for his daughter's cheerleader friend for a remedy. Strange--not as strange as the new next-door-neighbors or his wife's obsession for a real estate sale.

Well cast, well acted, and--well sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses.

American Beauty is not a pretty movie, and it's not a polite family drama, nor sentimental, nor a comedy. But it is laced with very dark humor.

This film is strictly adult entertainment, with a fine cast and a remarkable director who finds truth and depth in this suburban drama. It's very often funny and sad in the same breath--an impressive tale of loneliness, desire, and the hollowness of conformity.

A great entertaining experience.