| | Revolutionary Road Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Dramas Movies, Based On A Novel Videos, Marriage, 1950s, Infidelity, Adaptation, Young Love, 20th Century | | Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Zoe Kazan | | Director | Sam Mendes | | Composer | Thomas Newman | | Director of Photography | Roger Deakins | | Executive Producer | David M. Thompson, Henry Fernaine, Marion Rosenberg | | Music Supervisor | Randall Poster | | Producer | Scott Rudin, John Hart, Sam Mendes, Bobby Cohen | | Screenwriter | Justin Haythe | | Source Writer | Richard Yates |
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star in this Oscar-nominated movie about a couple in the '50s. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, deleted scenes. Those who were waiting for the romantic reunion of TITANIC's Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet may be surprised by what they find in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. The movie begins with a sweet scene where Frank (DiCaprio) and April (Winslet) meet at a party, but the rest of this drama based on Richard Yates's novel is devoted to watching the destruction of their marriage and their selves in 1950s suburbia. Frank works at a job he hates in New York City, then commutes home to two children and a wife who feels none of them belong in their cookie-cutter town. Their realtor (a fine Kathy Bates) recognizes their specialness and introduces them to her mentally unstable son (BUG's Michael Shannon, in another good, unhinged performance) in an effort to establish some normalcy for the man. However, Frank and April's marriage is not as perfect as it seems to the outside world, and the audience gets to witness their downfall.
With its commentary on conformity and finding identity, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD bears more than a passing resemblance in both theme and tone to the TV series MAD MEN and director Sam Mendes's previous film AMERICAN BEAUTY. The characters here may live in a polite age where men wear ties and hats and women clean the house in skirts and heels, but the dialogue often enters brutal territory. Less capable actors wouldn't have been able to capture the volatile chemistry between Frank and April, but DiCaprio and Winslet are as wonderful at uttering sweet nothings as they are at tearing each other apart with verbal barbs. Mendes, directing his wife, Winslet, for the first time, is a perfect match for the source novel's lack of sentimentality and its wry commentary on life in the 1950s that still resonates half a century later.
Revolutionary Road ... Revolutionary Road | List Price | $39.99 (You save $6.34) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  113280  | | CD Universe Part number | 7914211 | | Catalog number | 142864 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 02, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for language and some sexual content/nudity | | Running Time | 118 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; Sensormatic |
Revolutionary Road Movie Review  Good,but not very refreshing
Revolutionary road is indeed a very good film. Normally,I go over the plot in my reviews but since everybody knows the main storyline already,I don't think I need to. Clearly,the best thing about the movie is the acting. Leonardio dicaprio delivers a compelling performance which is probably his best work and Michael Shannon ( who was just yesterday nominated for the best supporting actor oscar)is terrific as the troubled son of a friendly neighbor. But,as always,Kate Winslet delivers the best work in the film. Her powerhouse performance carries the whole movie and it's devasting to watch her character self destruct.The problem with the movie is that it is too conventional. It keeps telling you the same message over and over again and it feels as if the movie would have done much better in the 60's or 70's.Similiar films such as American Beauty and Little Children (also starring Winslet) had a cool edge to them,while Road seems dated.But as I said before,it is extremely well acted and is worth seeing if you enjoy talented actors sinking their teeth into meaty material. P.S. the sets,costumes,and photography are gorgeous.
Submitted by joe (manhattan,ny,usa)
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Revolutionary Road DVD Blu-ray Disc Features:
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NTSC
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Additional Scenes:
1. Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Sam Mendes and Screenwriter Justin Haythe
Featurette:
1. Lives of Quiet Desperation: The Making of Revolutionary Road HD
2. Richard Yates: The Wages of Truth HD
Audio Commentary:
1. Sam Mendes - Director, Justin Haythe - Screenwriter
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