An emotional drama of life, love, showing the ups and downs of marriage proving it's a roller coaster ride.

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2009)

"Revolutionary Road" an emotional drama and true it's not everyone's cup of tea still the film is well done and enough of an emotional drama to make it a watch for most especially married couples. Based and adapted from Richard Yates's novel director Sam Mendes takes a haunting and close look at marriage in 1950's Connecticut living the American dream in the suburbs. Meet April and Frank Wheeler(and again the chemistry between Winslet and Dicaprio is top notch maybe better than "Titantic"). And they are the perfect young couple already with two young children. Both have unlimited promise April is an aspiring stage actress and Frank works a good job as a sales rep in the city. Both want big dreams to happen as they plan this after they move into their house on "Revolutionary Road". Yet as is so common with many couples they find the struggles of trust and most of all they feel trapped in a world of coded convention. Then it's the lying and the lack of faith and the behind the back cheating that surely enough leads to explosive problems for the Wheelers.
Yet April(in one of Kate's strongest performances)wants to start over again by leaving Connecticut for the confines of exotic Paris, France. As expected Frank's heart isn't in it and this leads to extremes especially for April as she will push herself over the edge. Overall I found this nothing great yet, it's worth a watch for the performance of Winslet especially who's very strong and a must see for Kate and Leo fans. Still most couples and especially married ones can relate well to this film as it's proves and shows married life is never easy especially when each see different paths it proves that marriage is clearly a roller coaster ride and no bed of roses.