Revolutionary Road

First a question: What is the meaning of the intro sequence? Why is it there at all? The good: The acting is wonderful. It was really interesting to see DiCaprio and Winslet reunited once again and perform at their best. It's really a pleasure to see them work together. They make it look so easy. Artistically and technically the movie is just about perfect and I expected no less of a Sam Mendes movie. The not so good: I thought the movie was good until the halfway mark and then it started to go round and round in circles until the end. I feel there is an underlying theme and purpose to this movie but the problem is that what's at the surface (the incessant communication difficulties between husband and wife)is so prevalent and repetitive that it gets annoying and completely drowns the underlying meaning (the universal search for truth and significance) in a sea of bickering and general negativity. Seriously, nobody in this movie seems happy to live. Nobody is happy to have children (watch and listen carefully), in fact they are portrayed as being a nuisance most of the time. Is that really how people were in a typical American suburb in the 50's? Is that how young couples made love in those days? Yes, even the sex/love scenes are painful. :( The end is very predictable. I could see it coming after 60 minutes. I thought the mad mathematician was one of the most interesting characters in the whole movie but his blunt rudeness got to me after awhile. Ever since American Beauty, my #1 movie of all time, I've made it a point to go see any movie by Sam Mendes but I have to say that this one really pales in comparison. It's not bad per se but such great actors deserve better lines and a more believable and interesting scenario. See it anyway when it's cheap just for the joy of watching DiCaprio and Winslet.