I saw this movie, at the theater, when I was in college. It was THE movie to see. Annette Benning was fantastic in the movie. It was odd to see a grown up Thora Birch, compared to her "Now and Then" and "Hocus Pocus" characters. The story behind the family and their struggle to function was very interesting. It's a fantastic movie, beautiful scenery, great soundtrack and amazing character development.

Once I saw this movie I was so surprised how much I enjoyed. Tackles many types of subjects and the actors gave a great performance I enjoyed the film. Definitely one to check out if you haven't seen it yet just keep an open mind with this one.

The characters are well written and portrayed. Great layout and easy read. Add to your list of must reads.

Compelling characters, visually stunning, funny, provocative. Director Sam Mendes has created a beautiful and biting film, with the help of Alan Bell's strong script and Conrad Hall's cinematography, and the ensemble of actors all bring their "A" games. A commentary on the American Dream as relevant today as it was in 1999.

The characters in this movie are all amazingly written, though of course not all have the best moral views. American beauty main plot point revolves around a 40 year old man falling into depression and simultaneously falling in love with his teenage daughters best friend.

I watched this last night for the first time and I'm ready to watch it again. It's such a disturbing story but I love the cinematography and all the actors. Wes Bentley is so nice looking, too.

I think the book is just as good as the movie. I read and watched this in a fiction to film class and really liked it. It’s just a little creepy to watch the film now. I highly recommend it!

I really like this movie it's different and interesting! Kinda weird because of the dad fantasizing over his daughter's friend. It's a good movie to watch though.