Movies   DVD   My Movies  Search Yahoo! Movies:

Movies Home    In Theaters    Showtimes & Tickets    Coming Soon    Top Rated    Trailers & Clips    News    Box Office

American Beauty (1999)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A- Source Brief Review Grade* filmcritic.com Christopher Null "...a movie with no likable characters that is nothing short of a joy to watch." more... A- Flick Filosopher "...Lester Burnham is destined to become an iconic American character..." more... A   JoBlo's Movie Emporium Berge Garabedian "...you may just enjoy this film to its fullest potential." more... B+ Orlando Weekly Steve Schneider "...an affecting ensemble portrait of the flowers in the suburban dustbin." more... B+ Radio Free Andrew Manning "A little too quirky and out of phase with reality to be a true representation of everyday life, but smartly satirical and morbidly funny, with excellent performances." more... B+ ReelViews James Berardinelli "...Sam Mendes...displays a sureness that many veteran filmmakers are unable to match." more... B   San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann "...a wonder of a film..." more... A   Splicedwire Rob Blackwelder "Every time see a new Kevin Spacey movie, I expect the world from him, and every time he delivers the galaxy." more... A   Teri's Reviews Teri Crosby "...truly a masterpiece." more... A- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)