This is a drama based on the book by Richard Yates, tells the story of a young couple Frank and April Wheeler played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the turn of the 20th century, both reunited for the first time on screen since the blockbuster. That was Titanic.

We initially meet the couple when they met at a dance, then we flash forward through several years of their marriage, with the house located on Revolutionary Road (hence the title), two children, it looks like this will be the case for the rest of its the life. We’re immediately given a window into his life over the past few years, that his marriage is on the rocks, Frank, though he’s promised himself he’ll never be like his father again, is working at the same company his father worked at. dad. for, for 20 years.

However, April hasn’t accepted that this is all life has in store for them, and she convinces her husband to use all their savings to sell their house and start a whole new life in France.

April, on the other hand, remembers what Frank talked about when they first met, about his time in France, how people really felt alive in Europe, as opposed to the humdrum existence they currently live. As her marriage is becoming a cornerstone, she ventures to start over, starting from scratch, she could get a job as a secretary while Frank studies and discovers what she really wants to be.

There is a touching scene where April tells simple Frank that he is the most beautiful person in the world…a man.

I can see why Kate Winslet won the Best Actress Oscar, she’s totally captivating from the start, her American accent is perfect, and you get a taste of the explosive performances that will unleash before the opening credits have even rolled. begun Ella beautifully captures the emotions of a failed actress trapped in a comfortable suburban neighborhood who resents each passing moment, the dreams and aspirations she has for herself, and what she saw in her husband. You have a feeling something bad is about to happen, but like any great performance, you want to know how it gets there.

Superb Kathy Bates (Dolores Clairbone, also in Titanic) plays the friendly neighbor who initially introduced the young couple to the charming house on Revolutionary Road. She cordially asks the young couple if they wouldn’t mind entertaining her son who is in a mental hospital, the brilliant and eccentric John Givings is played magnificently by Michael Shannon (8 Mile, Bad Boys 2). is in.

Many from the theme, image, and setting will instantly recognize that this is a Sam Mendes movie, it has similar parallels to Road to Perdition, and for a second I could have sworn the theme in both was the same.