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I gotta disagree with you about American Beauty; I thought Anette Benning was the scenery chewer in that one (though I don't think the screenplay really gave her much choice) and he was terrific, and even understated, as the husband fed up with being an upper middle class sheep with an uncomprehending, unfaithful wife. But "chewing the …
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I gotta disagree with you about American Beauty; I thought Anette Benning was the scenery chewer in that one (though I don't think the screenplay really gave her much choice) and he was terrific, and even understated, as the husband fed up with being an upper middle class sheep with an uncomprehending, unfaithful wife. But "chewing the scenery like a beaver on meth" is definitely a keeper. Let's see how cur responds to it.