| This is a drama based on the book by Richard | | | | person in the world...a man. |
| Yates, it tells the story of a young couple Frank | | | | I can see why Kate Winslet won the oscar for |
| and April Wheeler played by Leonardo DiCaprio | | | | best actress, she is totally captivating from the |
| and kate Winslet in the early part of the 20th | | | | very beginning, her American accent is spot on, |
| century, both reunited for the first time onscreen | | | | and you get a taster of the explosive |
| since the blockbuster that was Titanic. | | | | performances to be unleashed before the opening |
| We initially meet the couple when they first met | | | | credits for the title have even begun. She |
| in a dance, we then move along several years | | | | captures the emotions beautifully of the failed |
| into their marriage, with the house located on | | | | actress stuck in a comfortable suburban |
| Revolutionary Road(hence the title), two children, | | | | neighbourhood she resents with each passing |
| this it seems will be it for the rest of their life. We | | | | moment, the dreams and aspirations she has for |
| are immediately given a window into their life for | | | | herself, and what she saw in her husband. You |
| the last few years, that their marriage is on the | | | | get the feeling something bad is about to happen |
| rocks, Frank even though he promised himself he | | | | but as with any great performance you want to |
| would never turn out to be like his father, is | | | | know how it gets there. |
| working right in the same company his dad | | | | The superb Kathy Bates(from Dolores |
| worked for, for 20 years. | | | | Clairbone,was also in Titanic) plays the friendly |
| However April has not accepted that this is all life | | | | neighbour who had initially introduced the young |
| has for them, and she convinces her husband to | | | | couple to the lovely home in Revolutionary Road, |
| use all of their savings sell their home, and start a | | | | she cordially askes the young couple if they |
| completely new life in France. | | | | wouldn't mind entertaining her son who is in a |
| April on the other hand remembers what Frank | | | | psychiatric hospital, the brilliant eccentric John |
| talked about when they met for the first time, | | | | Givings is played superbly by Michael Shannon(8 |
| about his time in France, how people really felt | | | | Mile, Bad Boys 2), his sharp observations on the |
| alive in Europe, as opposed to the monotonous | | | | choices and strains on the couple are one to |
| existence they are currently living in. As their | | | | watch, infact I would say he steals every scene |
| marriage is turning a cornerstone, she ventures | | | | he is in. |
| that they start again, start from scratch, she | | | | Many from the theme, picture, and scenery will |
| could get a job as a secretary while Frank studies | | | | instantly recognise that this is a Sam Mendes |
| and finds out what he really wants to be. | | | | movie, it has similar parallels with Road to |
| There is a poigant scene where April tells the | | | | Perdition, and for a second I could have sworn |
| unassuming Frank that he is the most beautiful | | | | the theme in both of them were the same. |