Mad Tiger Movie Review

I went and watched Revolutionary Road today starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler, Kate Winslet as April Wheeler and Kathy Bates as Helen Givings.

April and Frank Wheeler are a young, thriving couple living with their two children in a Connecticut suburb in the mid-1950s. Their self-assured exterior masks a creeping frustration at their inability to feel fulfilled in their relationships or careers. Frank is mired in a well-paying but boring office job, and April is a housewife still mourning the demise of her hoped-for acting career. Determined to identify themselves as superior to the mediocre sprawl of suburbanites who surround them, they decide to move to France where they will be better able to develop their true artistic sensibilities, free of the consumerist demands of capitalist America. As their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations, their trip and their dreams of self-fulfillment are thrown into jeopardy.

This film is an adaptation of the book by the same name written by Richard Yates. I think both DiCaprio and Winslet will win a lot of awards for this film. My first thought as the credits at the end came up was “that was disturbing.” It’s not that I didn’t like this film, it’s just that the story was disturbing and during these stressful times, if you are looking for a feel good movie, this film is out. I think that I am still digesting this film and my feelings about it will change as I have had time to think about it. This film is rated R so not for children. I give this film 4 tiger paws.