Revolutionary Road

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2011)

"Revolutionary Road" is a brilliant ,engaging and a devastating movie(with a great direction) ,near to perfection, from one of the most original and amazing director(Sam Mendes).It is based on a beautiful and touching book from Richard Yates. What I found interesting is the portrayal of the broken dreams of Frank(Leonardo Dicaprio in an under-appreciated stellar performance)and April(a terrific performance by Kate Winslet)and their struggles. Of course,there are not totally positive or negative characters(although April can be cruel in a way that Frank can't be)but overall I believe that both of them are simply too selfish to admit clearly what's wrong with them.The story is a clever example of people that are not capable to live a seemingly wealthy existence, in particularly April who shows ominous signs of mental illness. Sam Mendes is one of the best director.His movies are honest and occasionally shocking. He's not afraid to bare the souls of the characters he describes.The script is truly great and allows the actors to display their abilities.For his terrific performance Leonardo DiCaprio was not even considered for a Best Actor nomination which I consider a real shame since the role is very demanding and he completely disappears inside it.Kate Winslet shows once again why she is one of the best actress of her generation and she wasn't nominated for an Oscar just because she was up for that award with another great performance in The reader.The supporting cast adds very much to the general beauty of the movie.Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates are just priceless. The picture deserved an Oscar nominations for Best movie and Best director given the polished work Mendes did,one of the most daring and competent director we have.My vote is 8/10.