Love, Hate, Power. All words that describe the new Sam Mendes Masterpiece. Revolutionary Road, Starrring Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio, featuring Michael Shannon.
Revolutionary Road follows the lives of a distraught couple living the lives they wanted to live but failed to be happy. Events, dramatic events pull them apart. From, a mentally challenged neighbour to affairs, this movie shows real-life, and it shows that not everybodies lives are like a Princess and a Prince.
Sam Mendes directs this film to steely perfection, pushing the actors to there strengths and telling the story so subtely that it shows so powerfully on the screen.
The real highlight for me in this film was Kate Winslet. She gives one of the most powerful performances of the decade. Emotionally troubled and wanting be happy, but she can't seem to get there. She plays it perfectly. Most people might think her performance is just screaming back and forth with her husband, but it's deaper and there is much more.
Leonardo Dicaprio gives a career highlighter. In One of the best and most critically acclaimed male performances of the year, Leonardo Dicaprio plays it sort of like a mid-life crisis. He also played it like he had been living a lie for his whole life, the woman he thinks is his soul mate doesn't turn out to be the one. With emotion and expression that would scare a bat out of it's cave. Leonardo Dicaprio defines himslef as one of the great actors of the decade.
Michael Shannon was a reall huge surprise for most people. He plays the mentally challenged son of April and Frank's (Leo and Kate)friend, played by Kathy Bates and he completely nails it! Perfect performance, he truly acts like he doesn't think before he speaks.
With a fantastic screenplay, director, cast and costumes this film is one of the best films of 2008.
10/10
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