I'm an odd duck. I love the classic geek movies that you think I'd love. Star Wars, Blade Runner, and the Indiana Jones movies are counted as some of my favorites. I also love the typical guy movies, such as Die Hard, Fight Club, and The Shawshank Redemption (my all time favorite movie). Even horrible movies can find a place in my cinematic loving heart. Doomsday, Crank, and Event Horizon are proudly included in my DVD collection.
But, I also greatly enjoy the occasional movie you wouldn't generally think I'd like or even be eager to see. I do like certain romantic movies, especially odd ones like Catch and Release. So, while it may come as a surprise to some folks, it seemed completely normal for me to be excited to see Revolutionary Road.
Leonardo DiCaprio teaming up with Kate Winslet again sounds like the greatest idea since they first paired in Titanic. I wouldn't know, for I still haven't seen Titanic. I'm actually rather proud of that accomplishment. However, The Departed and Blood Diamond have definitely turned me into a bit of a Leo fan. So that, coupled with the plot of a dreaming couple stuck in the purgatory of 1950s suburbia intrigued my interest.
The movie is well scripted and extremely well acted. DiCaprio and Winslet are great as Frank and April Wheeler, a couple that's fed up with middle class America and wants to move to Paris to live a more exciting life. Their idea is met with skepticism from friends and neighbors, as well as a mentally ill man, played by Michael Shannon, who actually makes the most sense out of anyone in the movie.
I liked this movie quite a bit. It's a good movie, but it is certainly not a happy or feel-good picture. Actually, it's very depressing. It's a sad, moody film that's rather emotionally draining on the viewer. It's not a slam bang action movie in the slightest, but a slow, character driven drama, and I was thoroughly mesmerized by it.
13/16 Toddsperience
And don't call me Boo.
I was confused by your earlier description of the plot. I thought it was about a couple who themselves were with their 50s (age) and in suburbia, not the setting being the 1950s. This makes more sense, maybe.
ReplyDeleteAnd Event Horizon is not a horrible film, but a cinematic masterpiece. Plus its about Fred Basset.