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August 03, 2001

Ghost World

(out of four)

Think of Ghost World as the movie that makes good on American Beauty's
promise to "look closer." From its opening scene, the movie capitalizes on an almost malicious
attention to detail. Rather than soaring over anonymous rooftops, the camera peers through
several apartment windows to record the routine absurdity hidden inside. It's the yin to
American Beauty's yang: a darker, more cynical exploration of suburban teenage
malcontents.

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Posted by Peter Debruge at 09:44 AM | Comments (0)