Review of American Beauty (1999) by Harrye. — 07 Jun 2007

This film definitely is one of my all time favourites with such beautiful moments combined with great satire and sadness. Spacey and Bening are flawless.

This review of American Beauty (1999) was written by Harrye. on 07 Jun 2007.

American Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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