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American Beauty (1999)

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Annette Benning Directed by: Sam Mendez Rating: R Genre: Drama Other

Review Kevin Bacon is profoundly touching as a slightly retarded husband who is driven by modern society's ills to seek out high school cheerleaders in this thoughtful movie about the dangers of getting old. Annette Benning plays Bacon's wife - a rageaholic with an insatiable appetite for unhealthy food. Mendez' lingering shots of furniture show great promise for the future. WARNING: people who have loved ones who may have become mentally unstable during the war may be offended by Mendez' treatment of one such looney.