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69 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 120 Ratings

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  • Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Summary: Adapted from the landmark novel by Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road is an incisive portrait of an American marriage seen through the eyes of Frank and April Wheeler. Yates’ story of 1950’s America poses a question that has been reverberating through modern relationships ever since: can two people break away from the ordinary without breaking apart? (Paramount Vantage)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This film is so good it is devastating.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    60
    It's a textbook example of a well-crafted movie, beautifully shot, impeccably acted, and structured like an elegant three-act play. So why does the movie feel as pleasantly deadening as the midcentury Connecticut suburb where it takes place?
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    Revolutionary Road isn't just a failed literary adaptation. It's a failure of the worst kind: It doesn't even make you want to read Richard Yates' deservedly legendary book.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 54
  3. Negative: 12 out of 54
  1. JaggedReviewssegment
    10
    One of the most undiluted, bravest and incredible films i have ever seen. You feel the tension, hate, love and thanks to Sam Mendes, the killing blow which is the lie of the perfect american dream which can be found without problems. The film is so devastating andit will leave you sitting in your seat pondering the film, letting the feeling sink in...just like any masterpiece should.… Expand
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  2. DanielW.
    5
    A predictable disappointment , if such a thing is possible. First, what must have seemed like shocking material in the '50s (adultery! abortion! -- all lurking just below the surface of affluent post-war suburbia) is ho-hum today. Second, Mendes is just too enamored with surfaces -- the movie should win costume and art direction Oscars -- to get at seem underbellies. As far as the performances go, you have to admire the chutzpah of casting the protagonists of one of the most iconic screen romances in cinematic history in these roles. But precisely because they have to overcome our expectations generated by Titanic, the performances call attention to themselves -- they are most definitely crafted -- in a way that I found distracting. Michael Shannon as the "village crazy who speaks the truth" has a pair of great scenes, but all said maybe Oscar got it right in largely ignoring this one.… Expand
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  3. DanB.
    2
    You basicaly watch two people in a fake relationship argue for an hour and a half.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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