"Revolutionary Road" is a great film with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio. April, played by Kate Winslet, and Frank, played by Leonardo Dicaprio are married living in suburban Connecticut. They have two children and after seven years of marriage they are not happy. Frank commutes to his job in New York, and after the same old song and dance he is not content with his life. And April is a housewife, but she is doing after she gave up her dreams of becoming an actress. One day out of the blue, April brings up the idea of moving, to Paris. Frank is skeptical, but excited about this idea. After telling his closest friends, Frank becomes reluctant, and has a spiral turn for the worst, and so does April. They are fed up with their boring lives and they want something new.
This film is based on a novel, and it was a great rendition. It has an extraordinary cast, with Kathy Bates, Dylan Baker, Michael Shannon, David Harbour, and Kathryn Hahn, and countless others. Obviously though, Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet were fantastic in this film. It is great to see them together in any film. "Titanic" skyrocketed their careers, and they are two of the best actors of all time. Leonardo Dicaprio is an amazing actor and I believe "The Wolf of Wall Street" is his pinnacle role, and he deserved the nomination he was given. Kate Winslet has been one of my favorite actresses, for awhile now. She is beautiful, and she is extremely talented. Her roles in "The Reader" "Little Children" and "Titanic" have helped her into her stardom. This film was a great role for both of them, and the whole film was an authentic look at 1950's suburbia, but it is also timeless because everybody struggles and everyone strives for better.
Grade = 84/100 = B
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