American Beauty sucked. Not nearly as bad as Alexander, but Id say wins the prize for suckiness relative to acclaim and awards (Alexander at least got panned.) AB jjust loaded with corny cliches and the stereotypes that hollywood slaps on Amercians. Everyone in suburbs is shallow and materialistic, and the ex-Marine guy doesn't like gay people, because you guess it, he's a latent homosexual. Give it a rest. That movie gave me a migraine, I came real close to walking out of the theatre.