Revolutionary Road (2008): 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. (7.4)
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay), Richard Yates (novel)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Christopher Fitzgerald
A dark movie about a couple fighting their inner demons while giving a smiling face to the outsiders. The emotions of both lives talk to you on many levels. Both DiCaprio and Winslet, who have a famous chemistry of a different kind from their earlier movies, portray these very complex characters quite well. They show that they are not light-weights any longer. The initial part of the movie goes very slow; but that lays the foundation for the cerebral turmoil that is to come. Good storytelling. My Rating: 7.5
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