Review of American Beauty (1999) by Chris Phillips for Movieline — 16 Apr 2001
Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall uses shadows and the color red to startling effect, and director Sam Mendes moves around his characters so assuredly, I realized you don't even need dialogue to follow the plot.
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This review of American Beauty (1999) was written by Chris Phillips and published by Movieline on 16 Apr 2001.
American Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.
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