Look, I always enjoy watching all DiCaprio’s movies. Starting from the one that he did years ago with Johnny Depp – I believe he was playing as a retard (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), then the ones where he played as a druggie (The Basketball Diaries), a guy who’s romantically involved with some rich spoiled brat in a sinking ship (Titanic), a funny-lookin’ royal prince who turns out to have a twin brother who’s been locked up in a dungeon (The Man in The Iron Mask), a lazy-ass bum who spends countless hours getting tanned in some beach near marijuana farm in Thailand (The Beach), an Irish guy with a silly Irish accent (Gangs of New York), a con man who likes to dress up as a pilot (Catch Me If You Can), a filthy-rich guy with a bad case of OCD (The Aviator) and a South-African guy with a funny accent who’s been after a huge-ass diamond all over Africa (Blood Diamond).
So anyways, he was reunited again with Kate Winslet in this movie which I believe was based on a book, and was directed by Sam Mendes, the guy who directed in American Beauty and Road to Perdition. I was like, okay DiCaprio was in it and the director was actually a great director. Kate Winslet was okay, I’m not so much into British chicks (except for Kate Beckinsale), but whatever. I thought as long as DiCaprio was in it, everything would be fine. So I decided to get it from Netflix.
Revolutionary Road is a story about a young couple, Frank and April Wheeler who lives in the Connecticut suburbs in 1955. Everyday Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job; a job that he despises with passion, while April stays home as a housewife. April has given up her dream of becoming an actress and Frank, well in addition to hating his job, he feels he hasn’t really figured out what his passion in life is. Until one day, April suggests that they should move to Paris – a city where Frank visited during the war and loved, but where April has never been – in order to rejuvenate their life. However, things happen later on which make Frank become skeptical with the whole plan.
Frankly, I honestly think this story should’ve not been made into a movie. It’s too freakin’ depressing! I think it should’ve been made into a Broadway play instead since it would’ve shown the strong acting performances and the story. I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s still a good movie.. But I just thought it would’ve been much better if it were turned into a play. Every minute I spent watching this movie, I felt I was dying inside and feeling so miserable.. Just as I finished watching it, I felt so bad I wanted to eat two gallons of ice cream and four scoops of guacamole. I did love their acting/performances though. The actors have done a great job in this movie. Too bad it wasn’t a happy ending.
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