"A penetrating look at suburbia and its flawed individuals with an unflinching yet humane eye."
I would rate it as 7/10 but with these cast and so GREAT perfomances i give it a 7.7/10..It tried to be so similar to American beauty even the soundtrack is like a copy but it had some differences which made it unique in the end..Worths a watch for sure and i wasn't bored for a second like many watchers told.Sorry for my bad english :)
In many of the reviews I read before watching this film I saw that there was a comparison with American Beauty. I can see some similarities between the two films but I feel that there is a huge difference in the the characters. In AB the characters were empty and probably did not seem like anyone that you might know. In this film I could relate to a little bit of something in all of the characters. Some criticized it for having a yuppie backdrop but I feel that unfair.
I think what made the film especially unique is the pacing. While the movie is a drama / dark comedy it had a bit of a hypnotic pacing that made it feel as though it was a thriller. I think the narration helped in this sense in that the director did not have to spend scenes telling you what the actors were thinking.
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A bit like American Beauty. Desires and life transition in the suburbs. It doesn't have the impact as simular movies but it's OK. It gets tiresome after a while. The plots isn't paced well and the drama gets weak.
Shout by NarateVIP 5BlockedParent2022-01-12T22:53:36Z
It's because of these movies that the suburbs seem so haunting. Never know what could be going on in your own neighborhood. This takes a raw look at suburbia and shows that not everything is black and white, but doesn't mean it's right either.