MOVIE FACTS 

GENRE : DRAMA/ BLACK COMEDY
DIRECTOR: SAM MENDES
CAST :KEVIN SPACEY, ANNETTE BENING, THORA BIRCH,WES BENTLEY
YEAR : 1999
DISTRIBUTOR: DREAMWORKS
RATING :

MOVIE REVIEW ()  OUR VERDICT :"ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER !!!… "
THE TITLE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF : THE MOVIE REALLY IS AN AMERICAN BEAUTY
AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE MOVIE WON 5 OSCARS (OUT OF 8 NOMINATIONS) INCLUDING BEST ACTOR AND BEST PICTURE...
IT'S ABOUT THE LIFE OF TWO "APPARENTLY SERENE" FAMILIES THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY COMPLICATED ONE , FULL OF DISASTERS, HATE, CORRUPTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FAILURE....
THE SCRIPT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SWALLOW AND YOU END UP FEELING VERY BAD AT THE END OF THE MOVIE.
THE CAST IS REALLY WONDERFUL : ANNETTE BENING IS AT HER BEST, KEVIN SPACEY IS EXTREMELY FIT IN HIS ROLE OF THE AGING FATHER. THE YOUNG WAVE IS STUNNING : NEWCOMERS WES BENTLEY, MENA SUVARI AND THORA BIRCH ARE EXTREMELY TALENTED AND DESERVE THEIR VARIOUS AWARD NOMINATIONS !
DIRECTOR SAM MENDES, WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON THEATER PROJECTS, DIDN'T FAIL TO ADD A THEATRE TOUCH TO THE MOVIE ...

OVERALL, THIS MOVIE IS A MUST SEE FOR MATURE PEOPLE (16-ABOVE). IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO WATCH IT BEFORE THEN.

DVD REVIEW ()
THE DVD IS AVERAGE 

IT CONTAINS SOME FEATURES LIKE AN AUDIO COMMENTARY (AVERY INTERESTING ONE...) AND A FEATRETTE AND A VERY NICE STORYBOARD.

YOU CAN ADD TO THE LIST THE MANY SIDE-OPTIONS LIKE PARENTAL LOCK, THEATRICAL TRAILER, DVD ROM FEATURES AND CAST BIOS.

facts :
runtime : 122  MIN
languages : ENGLISH (5.1, DIGITAL,DTS) 
subtitles : ENGLISH

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