FILM REVIEW:
American Beauty is one of my favorite movies. I liked last year's Revolutionary Road. Sam Mendes returns this year with a movie quite different than those two - a movie that actually has a happy couple at the forefront. Krasinski and Rudolph are brilliant as Burt and Verona, a couple (never married, never will) who have discovered they are pregnant, and set out to find the perfect place to raise a family. This is a road trip type movie, as the couple bounce around the country, and even into Canada, visiting friends, old coworkers, family members, all hoping something jumps out at them as the answer of where they are supposed to settle down.
American Beauty is one of my favorite movies. I liked last year's Revolutionary Road. Sam Mendes returns this year with a movie quite different than those two - a movie that actually has a happy couple at the forefront. Krasinski and Rudolph are brilliant as Burt and Verona, a couple (never married, never will) who have discovered they are pregnant, and set out to find the perfect place to raise a family. This is a road trip type movie, as the couple bounce around the country, and even into Canada, visiting friends, old coworkers, family members, all hoping something jumps out at them as the answer of where they are supposed to settle down.
The film is an odyssey of sorts, as each destination the couple visits represents something the two are trying to avoid once they settle down. The supporting characters are brilliant and the stories these characters tell pack an emotional wallop. You really start to root for Burt and Verona, and become invested in their choice of where to settle. I won't spoil it for you, but let's just say if I didn't like the ending, I wouldn't be giving this movie four stars. **** of ****. This and Up are my favorite movies this year.
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