Recently, American suburbia has been placed under the microscope by American filmmakers. Movies such as The Ice Storm, Happiness, and Election have suggested that a certain hollowness has taken root and spread like cancer throughout suburbia....read the complete American Beauty (1999) review at Images (Gary Johnson)
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a fortysomething burnout whose highlight of the day is the time he spends with himself each morning in the shower, feels as trapped by his now-loveless marriage to his wife Carolyn (Annette Bening) - a mediocre real estate...read the complete American Beauty (1999) review at 3 Black Chicks ("Bams")