Well, this had to be in here somewhere...
It has everything I love in a movie: Deranged lead character, witty dialogue, stunning visuals, overriding dark themes, and Kevin Spacey.
It is a fantastic and twisted look at suburban America, in some respects it exposes sheltered truths and that is in essence what the film is about, the domestic being split opened and left to reveal its true self. We live in our little 'worlds' and sort of assume that we experience unique and embarrassing problems - yet as American Beauty classically illustrates, we all experience mad, twisted and dark events within our domestic lives that ruin relationships and can sometimes end in the loss of a life or loved one (sorry for the spoiler).
My Favourite Bit = When Chester's wife goes through the drive-thru with the Real estate king, only to be confronted by Chester and the dialogue that ensues is just priceless.
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