REVOLUTIONARY ROAD: Quick Bite

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, A DEAD END

The breakdown of a marriage carried out by a young couple who leads lives of quiet desperation. I can rave about the work well done for a period picture, but am left far from satiated over the film and the performances. The film, based on a best selling book, doesn't seem to be able to pull off the message. It comes close, but not close enough. I found it boring and pedantic, wondering when 'that scene' would play out and make the movie come to a climax. I love both actors, but found that they didn't have the same chemistry they did as young lovers in Titanic. The acted at each other rather than with each other. I didn't care about either of them, which a good film does; it engages you. I may be the only one who feels this way, but I call 'em as I see 'em.

Polite Nibble: Like being on the edge of orgasm and not finding release.