Five-star review

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2009)

Having read about the plot, I really didn't want to watch Sam Mendes' "Revolutionary Road." But I figured that in light of an article I'm writing, I should see it because both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are lauded for their performances. It was just that the concept -- two people stuck in the American suburbs in the 1950s and hating their lives and taking it out on each other -- struck me as possibly the most boring thing in the world.
I was wrong. *Watching a movie* about two people stuck in the American suburbs in the 1950s and hating their lives and taking it out on each other is the most boring thing in the world.
I feel fortunate that I was watching it at home and could multitask on other things while it was playing. Otherwise it would have been two precious hours of my life completely wasted. As it was, I got to brush my dogs, trim their nails, vacuum my living room, and write letters to four friends.
I give these activities five stars, the movie none.