Writer: Alan Ball
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.
Saw this after a long time and it doesn't have the same impact that it had when I saw it for the first time. Still it is a great film and great comedy. It is not very subtle when it comes to handling the theme and the characters are a bit cartoonish. 'Happiness' and Haneke's 'Seventh Continent' handles similar themes in a superior way.
1999 was a good year for films with 'Insider' and 'Sixth Sense'. Both of them are better films than American Beauty which won the academy award for best picture.
Rating:4/5
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