American Beauty
★★★★
Director: Sam Mendes
Year: 1999
I hadn’t seen this film since it came out, which would have been over 14 years ago. Wow, this movie aged well. And the second time around, I noticed a really young John Cho as an extra. Also loved hearing the line about “*69” which again wasn’t so long ago when we didn’t have caller ID.
Thora Birch and Wes Bentley are terrific actors and it was a nice reminder of Wes before The Hunger Games and his crazy hair. And, of course, Kevin Spacey can do no wrong. Although, I thought this was the film where he self-abused himself in front of his boss. I guess I have it mixed up.
