Comments on: Movie Review: Revolutionary Road (2008)

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:56:19 +0000

I just saww and I simply loved it!
It was one of the best films of 2008

By: Steolicious

Steolicious — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:41:02 +0000

I´m a big fan of the book and I hope that the movie keep up with it. In two and a half weeks opends the movie in vienna… *patience*

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:55:23 +0000

Well it happens to be in the filmmaking era and i know people.

By: Jerzey Jon

Jerzey Jon — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:03:29 +0000

@Nick:No they won't, no one will agree with you.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:59:44 +0000

To be competely honest, I've gotten much more enjoyment out of the last two seasons of Mad Men than I did out of this film. Hard to compare a TV show to a movie, but I think I'm justified in this case.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:21:30 +0000

The funny thing is that you don't expalin what the classic movies had that revolutionary road hasn't?Anyone who knows about filmmaking will know what i mean.

By: Chris C.

Chris C. — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:36:44 +0000

What irked me the most about the film was the abrupt changes in tone, seemingly without cause. I understand emotions can change in a split second, but the film never truly established an atmosphere in which its tone could change. The first hour was lovely, and then the film tried to go all dark and preachy, and it failed because the transition wasn't pulled off well. Also, Newman's score was, at times, misplaced and distracting.

That said, the film is wonderfully acted (although I feel DiCaprio overdid the whole "50's" thing) and a visual treat.

By: Jerzey Jon

Jerzey Jon — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:12:11 +0000

@Nick: You're Crazy. "Revolutionary Road" is not one of the greatest movies of All-Time. "Revolutionary Road" shouldn't be included with any of the All-time greats of the 100+ years of American Cinema. "Revolutionary Road" is no "Citizen Kane", it's no "Wizard of Oz", it's no "Lawrence of Arabia", it's no "Casablanca". "Revolutionary Road" will make no impact in pop culture or society, heck in the next couple of years we'll have forgotten about "Revolutionary Road". "Revolutionary Road" is not groundbreaking, it's not like "2001: A Space Odyssey", where Hollywood was introduced to new techniques in the visual effects, that would eventually pave the way for films like "Speed Racer" and "Stars Wars". "Revolutionary Road" is not going to effect Hollywood in any way, it will not make any impact in American Cinema. It's just an average film.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:20:51 +0000

Well it's natural if you read the script just before getting in the theaters to feel that sth was missing!!I mean if you know what the characters are gonna say, what's the point?The movie is the best this year, and one of the best ever. It has groundbreaking methods both in acting and in directing.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:29:04 +0000

I think the reason why the film feels like it is missing something (at least to me) is because I don't agree the slightest bit with its message. The message, at least to me, seemed to be something along the lines of 'beware of falling into the pitfalls of marriage, children, and a career.' To be honest, I think the film takes this concept a little too far and makes it a little too overdramatic.

Maybe it wouldn't have bothered me if you didn't see real moments of love between the two main characters, but their relationship falls apart in ways that seem to me to be contrived (I just don't buy him being pulled back into his job).

Maybe a little more explanation of who exactly the two main characters were before they met each other (a 20-30 minute "courting" sequence perhaps) might have been beneficial, but if it isn't in the book, I wouldn't want it in the film.

As it stands, this is just an exercise in great direction and great acting (especially Michael Shannon who is just amazing), but I was left unconvinced and unimpressed by the story.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:30:22 +0000

I've only read the script, but I failed to connect with any characters. Obviously I am missing out on what makes film… well, film, but at the most basic level, Frank and April just are too distant.

By: pozzicb01

pozzicb01 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:10:04 +0000

Acting was great in this movie and both Dicaprio and Winslet were as expected. I would definitely say that Michael Shannon stands out and deserves praise. This movie was just alright in my opinion. Great acting is just not enough. There was so much more to explore in the relationships of other characters. They focused on Frank and April rightfully so but didn't dig deeper into the origins and feelings of the surrounding characters. I would have to give this one a C+.

By: Jerzey Jon

Jerzey Jon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:46:59 +0000

I didn't like this movie as much as I thought I would. The acting was great but I felt that there was something missing.