Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet) always see themselves as far-removed from the conventionality of suburbia. Yet that is exactly what creeps up on them when they buy a house in Connecticut. He toils 10 hours a day in a job he hates, while she, as a 1950s homemaker, yearns for fulfillment and passion. Rebelling against the torpor of their lives, the couple plan an escape that may push them to their limits.
Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet) always see themselves as far-removed from the conventionality of suburbia. Yet that is exactly what creeps up on them when they buy a house in Connecticut. He toils 10 hours a day in a job he hates, while she, as a 1950s homemaker, yearns for fulfillment and passion. Rebelling against the torpor of their lives, the couple plan an escape that may push them to their limits.
"Bolstered by Thomas Newman's score, spot-on set design and the brilliant source material, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD is a darkly effective portrait of an Eisenhower-era couple who fall tragically short of reaching Camelot."
RichaedRoeper.com
"A deeply felt, moving and genuinely tragic study of a marriage tearing itself apart."
Guardian
"It's keenly observed, handsomely mounted, supremely well-acted, and distant in a way the period trappings can't quite explain away."
AV Club