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In Revolutionary Road, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio reunite for the first time since their careers exploded with Titanic--and it's almost as if they're playing the same characters, only married and faced with the hollowness of a 1950s suburban existence. Frank and April Wheeler (DiCaprio and Winslet) always thought of themselves as special, but they settled in a conventional Connecticut suburb when they had children. Hungry for a less constricted life, April persuades Frank to move to Paris--but slowly their plans unravel and their marriage unravels along with it. While Revolutionary Road may be a bit too glib about suburban emptiness--the lives Frank and April lead don't seem so stifled--the portrait of a mismatched marriage is vivid and devastating. The ways that Frank and April misinterpret each other, and the subtle yet unbearable dissatisfaction they feel, is rendered with remarkable and unsettling acuteness. Winslet and DiCaprio's natural chemistry tells us what drew these two together, making the way they tear each other apart all the more shocking. The excellent supporting cast includes Kathy Bates (Misery), Dylan Baker (Happiness), and especially Michael Shannon (Bug) as a mentally troubled mathematician who cuts to the quick of the Wheelers' troubles. Mention must be made of the beautiful production design; the costumes and sets are simply gorgeous. --Bret Fetzer
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Sam Mendes ('American Beauty', 'Jarhead') directs this emotional drama based on the 1961 novel by Richard Yates. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as April and Frank Wheeler, an attractive and seemingly successful young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s. However, neither April nor Frank feels fulfilled by the trivial routines and limitations of suburban life, and cracks soon start to appear in their relationship and their family life.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Russ Minahan
Format:DVD
A fantastic film looking at suburban life and the basic desires that drive people. Kate Winslet stands head and shoulders above most other actresses with an amazing performance, managing to instill a believable humanity in what could have been a very unsympathetic character. If you're feeling frustrated with your life then this film really strikes a cord.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a review of the standard definition DVD, not the Blu-ray version.
Based on the late Richard Yates novel of the same title written nearly fifty years ago, Revolutionary Road is a drama surrounding a Connecticut couple living the suburban American dream of the 1950s whose marriage turns from sweet and nice-as-pie to something altogether more bitter and distasteful. Of course it brings together the leading actors of the biggest-selling movie of all time (Titanic, in case you didn't know) and once again I think Dicaprio is the weak link of the two, because although he has gained a lot of experience over the past decade and more, and has matured as an inevitability, so too has Kate Winslet, who shows her genuine A-list rating and who has garnered widespread acclaim for a number of leading awards. In this film she plays a housewife who believes that there must be more to life outside of and beyond their comfortable, white-picket-fenced but mundane existence. She puts the idea of a trip to Paris to her sceptical, conformist and less ambitious husband.
This is very much an actors' piece and something that I was eagerly looking forward to, not least because the man at its helm is none other than Sam Mendes (Kate Winslet's real-life husband) who also directed AMERICAN BEAUTY, one of the best films I have ever seen. Perhaps because of that I expected more satire, more black humour than is actually the case - but then I have not read the novel so these were, I now know in hindsight, misplaced expectations. This film is none the worse for any absence of cynical stereotypes, however. Instead it is intense to the point of being gruelling and draining, but ultimately a rewarding, memorable and emotionally gripping experience.... Read more ›
Based on the late Richard Yates novel of the same title written nearly fifty years ago, Revolutionary Road is a drama surrounding a Connecticut couple living the suburban American dream of the 1950s whose marriage turns from sweet and nice-as-pie to something altogether more bitter and distasteful. Of course it brings together the leading actors of the biggest-selling movie of all time (Titanic, in case you didn't know) and once again I think Dicaprio is the weak link of the two, because although he has gained a lot of experience over the past decade and more, and has matured as an inevitability, so too has Kate Winslet, who shows her genuine A-list rating and who has garnered widespread acclaim for a number of leading awards. In this film she plays a housewife who believes that there must be more to life outside of and beyond their comfortable, white-picket-fenced but mundane existence. She puts the idea of a trip to Paris to her sceptical, conformist and less ambitious husband.
This is very much an actors' piece and something that I was eagerly looking forward to, not least because the man at its helm is none other than Sam Mendes (Kate Winslet's real-life husband) who also directed AMERICAN BEAUTY, one of the best films I have ever seen. Perhaps because of that I expected more satire, more black humour than is actually the case - but then I have not read the novel so these were, I now know in hindsight, misplaced expectations. This film is none the worse for any absence of cynical stereotypes, however. Instead it is intense to the point of being gruelling and draining, but ultimately a rewarding, memorable and emotionally gripping experience.... Read more ›
34 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By nicjaytee
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Format:DVD
You don't get many laughs here and unlike Sam Mendes' superb "American Beauty" there aren't any layers or clever twists to keep your attention... just a depressingly bleak story about a couple watching their hopes & dreams disintegrate as the reality of the suburban life they're locked into hits home.
So worth the effort? Absolutely, for two reasons. Firstly, the acting is brilliant - Kate Winslet, quite rightly, wins huge praise for her portrayal of the frustrated and tormented wife but in many ways it's Leonardo DiCaprio who has the more difficult role as the confused husband and, despite unfair criticisms about his "boyish looks", he carries it off convincingly and equally superbly. Together, they're incredible - so good that they become wholly believable people trapped in a wholly believable marriage.
And, secondly, despite the one-dimensional story and the effort of watching it slowly unfold to a fairly predictable conclusion, this is powerful stuff: couples argue like this, lovers hurt each other like this, people destroy each other's dreams like this, and real life is like this... so much so that it's at times deeply uncomfortable viewing. Not much fun then but after getting through it all you won't forget it in a hurry and, on the way, you'll witness some of the best acting you've ever seen.
So worth the effort? Absolutely, for two reasons. Firstly, the acting is brilliant - Kate Winslet, quite rightly, wins huge praise for her portrayal of the frustrated and tormented wife but in many ways it's Leonardo DiCaprio who has the more difficult role as the confused husband and, despite unfair criticisms about his "boyish looks", he carries it off convincingly and equally superbly. Together, they're incredible - so good that they become wholly believable people trapped in a wholly believable marriage.
And, secondly, despite the one-dimensional story and the effort of watching it slowly unfold to a fairly predictable conclusion, this is powerful stuff: couples argue like this, lovers hurt each other like this, people destroy each other's dreams like this, and real life is like this... so much so that it's at times deeply uncomfortable viewing. Not much fun then but after getting through it all you won't forget it in a hurry and, on the way, you'll witness some of the best acting you've ever seen.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you think that seeing two people argue and tear each other to pieces emotionally is entertaining then you will love this film. If you like the sort of film that shows a sort of happily married couple fighting and falling out then you will love this film. If you are a fan of the sort of confrontational domestic shouting match you get in soaps like Eastenders then this is the film for you.
I personally don't like any of those things. However this film, despite the depressing situation that the characters find themselves in, does have some good qualities which make it work as a gritty drama.
April and Frank are a young married couple with kids in 1950s America. They are in a predictable situation where life seems ordinary. (Like most of us) April dreams of escaping their routine and moving to Paris. She persuades Frank and they plan to move. They are both unfaithful to each other as events take a turn and Frank gets the chance of promotion in his, up to now dead end job. And April gets pregnant again. We see through character development that they love each other but don't really understand each other. They argue and things get bitter.
Things are a bit bleak in this movie about humanity and the ordinary lives of people. But there is a tremendous effort from the Directors and Producers to create a very effective atmospheric glimpse into the troubled lives of these two main characters.
It is well acted and the tragic nature of the drama make you feel for the two main characters. There is profoundness in this story that often our lives can seem ordinary. Often it seems that other people have glamorous lifestyles. It is other people that do something different with their lives. But truth is that to other people our own lives can seem glamorous.... Read more ›
I personally don't like any of those things. However this film, despite the depressing situation that the characters find themselves in, does have some good qualities which make it work as a gritty drama.
April and Frank are a young married couple with kids in 1950s America. They are in a predictable situation where life seems ordinary. (Like most of us) April dreams of escaping their routine and moving to Paris. She persuades Frank and they plan to move. They are both unfaithful to each other as events take a turn and Frank gets the chance of promotion in his, up to now dead end job. And April gets pregnant again. We see through character development that they love each other but don't really understand each other. They argue and things get bitter.
Things are a bit bleak in this movie about humanity and the ordinary lives of people. But there is a tremendous effort from the Directors and Producers to create a very effective atmospheric glimpse into the troubled lives of these two main characters.
It is well acted and the tragic nature of the drama make you feel for the two main characters. There is profoundness in this story that often our lives can seem ordinary. Often it seems that other people have glamorous lifestyles. It is other people that do something different with their lives. But truth is that to other people our own lives can seem glamorous.... Read more ›
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Powerful acting
Di Caprio and Winslet are on fire in this film. I have seen it multiple times now as well as reading the book and I never get tired of it.
Published 1 month ago by chubbagrubb
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Tremendous acting and chemistry from Kate & Leo
I've been a Kate and Leo fan ever since Titanic back in '97. I was delighted to learn that they have remained close friends to this day and I think this is reflected within their... Read more
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really good film for the wifes,all about relationships,but not a guy film,so cant recommend it for blokes sorry but there it is
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Longing to break free!
Do you ever have those moments where you think about your life and ask yourself is this the best I could be doing? Read more
Published 12 months ago by D Brown
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Liked very much
I really enjoyed (well enjoyed may not be the right word!) this film and i think it gets a lot of undue critism. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bo
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Frank and April Wheeler have inadvertently become the conformist...
Frank and April Wheeler have inadvertently become the conformist suburbanites they once sneered at, and when a planned escape to a new life in Paris falls through, the cracks in... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. C. R. Greenhough
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A Good Movie, but really slow and ot a little boring
This is an OK film. It graged on and on but still it was desent. I did not like leo's charter and april was not a great charter. it was too slow,too much drama and kinda boring. Read more
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