Revolutionary Road

2008 "How do you break free without breaking apart?"
7.3| 1h59m| R| en| More Info
Released: 19 December 2008 Released
Producted By: DreamWorks Pictures
Country: United States of America
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A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

Genre

Drama, Romance

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Director

Sam Mendes

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures

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Revolutionary Road Audience Reviews

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Listonixio Fresh and Exciting
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
cinephile-27690 "Titanic" stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio(and even Kathy Bates) reunite for for this movie, which many people call "Titanic" if Jack had lived. However, Jack and Rose are now Frank and April, and they want to live a new life, in Paris to be particular. However, they have affairs which makes the marriage complicated. ' Frank commits adultery, and confesses it to April, and she has no reaction due to an event early in the movie. Frank, in better terms says "So you don't care who I have sex with?" After the movie I told Grandma that April took that really well. Grandma said "I wouldn't take it well!" I personally like this better than "Titanic". The main reason for that is there isn't a subplot like the "necklace" in RR. I can't say much else, but you should know I gave this my highest rating and so did Roger Ebert. That should show how good it is!
merelyaninnuendo Revolutionary Road3 And A Half Out Of 5Revolutionary Road is a character driven feature of a couple who thrives to survive each with all the tactics they can think of. The chemistry among the characters seemed mandatory to be excellent and palpable but the makers wisely gave them an edgy tone to fill their skills in and flaunt it like never before. It is rich on technical aspects like costume, production and art design, cinematography, and editing although is short on background score and sound department. The writing is adaptive, fast-paced and elaborative which makes one of the best combinations of all time to lock the untold mystery. The adaptation by Justin Haythe is smart if not gripping and thought-provoking and sensible if not engaging. Sam Mendes; the director, aces in executing such an eerie plot and its his brilliant perspective that makes it intriguing enough to invest in it. The performance is scored majestically by the lead couple (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet) in their parallel roles and is supported thoroughly by an amazing cast like Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn and Michael Shannon. Revolutionary Road does not only revolutionizes the genre but redefines it in its own terms that is exhilarating as much as dark.
joneskeller07 I can't count how many times I stopped this film to check Facebook. That's how unnecessary a film it was to me. Choppy and unevenly paced, it felt like two hours of mean behavior, below-average writing, and zero chemistry between two actors who felt bored with the film and each other. Thank God we only had to experience two scenes with the children-that we didn't have to listen to THEM fight as well. I want my wasted time and youth back!!
davidbuimd-38604 Superb performance by the leads draw the viewers into a not-so-unfamiliar suburban family drama. What makes the film so appealing is that it speaks directly to so many married couples. If we don't see resemblances of our lives in the film, we would see it in our friends' and relatives'.Through all the fights and drama, we alternatively sympathize with the husband and the wife. The great cast of neighbors enliven the story. The film leads the viewers on an emotional ride as April (Kate Winslet) and Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) hit a rough patch, reconcile, then descend into further chaos. We are inclined to "take side" in the couple conflict, but as the story unfolds, who is responsible for the crumbling relationship and who is the strong one becomes less clear cut.The film beautifully explores the emotion and characters of a loving couple in crisis when both realized that they had fallen into domesticity and might be missing out on life (or maybe not). It leaves us pondering about the choices we've made and the life we've resigned to.