Revolutionary Road

[Stewart]

A movie adaptation of one of my favourite novels, Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road, has been announced. It seems that the main characters of Frank and April Wheeler will be played by Titanic couple, DiCaprio and Winsley respectively. Can it work?

 

[mehastings]

...DiCaprio and Winsley respectively. Can it work?

Yuck. Sorry, can't stand either of them. I'm going to stand in the "not very optomistic" corner on this one.

 

[unKeMPt]

Winslet is the best actress of her generation, and I'm warming up to DiCaprio. More importantly, who's directing?

 

[Stewart]

Sam Mendes. Her husband.

 

[Anamnesis]

I don't mind DiCaprio, but I can't picture him playing Frank Wheeler. I'm a little more optimistic about Kate Winslet as April. I guess we'll see what happens once the movie's finally released.

 

[Anamnesis]

I think Winslet's a great actress, but I never really liked DiCaprio's acting. He's not horrible, just... average. Maybe I'll have a change of heart after seeing this movie, but for now I don't really have high hopes.

 

[novella]

DiCaprio and Winslet have terrible chemistry, but that could be a good thing in this case. The trick will be in retaining all those emblematic characters without the whole thing looking ridiculous. I suspect the production will come off more like The Ice Storm than anything else, which is just too realist, IMO.

 

[Anamnesis]

Another Titanic star has been added to the cast: Kathy Bates plays Mrs. Givings.

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