Movie-Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road was an Oscar nominated movie with Mike Shannon nominated for Best Supporting Actor. He did not win.

This movie made me want to slit my wrists. It was as dark and bleak as they come. It certainly was not the re-team up of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet that all those Titanic lovers were hoping for. Because in Revolutionary Road (2008) the two start off in love, but through most of the movie we just see them hating each other, arguing bitterly, hurting each other, screaming at each other....well, you get the idea.

They play a young married couple in the 1950's in Connecticut, who had dreams of another life. But they get stuck in a rut, and with the repressive society of that era and with marriage being repressive (so I read into it) they lose all hopes and dreams, and end up being forced into roles they did not want. And end up screaming at each other the rest of the film.

There are a few moments of the film that I hoped would bring out some light, but these fizzled, and it resumed its dark course. I understand dramas can be bleak, but this one really puts the tort in tortuous. DiCaprio and Winslet play their roles well, but given the material, I can't say I enjoyed watching them. Some say Winslet should have won an Oscar for this rather than The Reader, to which I say modestly....BS! And I will leave it at that.

Look, if you are feeling too happy in your relationship, or you are too high on life...rent this film...it'll take care of that for you. If you are starting a relationship, maybe having her over for a homecooked meal, renting a movie...thinking, "Hey, Leo and Kate, must be romantic." Don't do it! It'll end the relationship, because after seeing this film, no one will want to be in a relationship...EVER.

Many critics loved this movie...I did not.