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hammertonail.com - 12/22/2008

BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN: REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - A Post-Viewing Open Letter to Sam Mendes

— hammertonail.com — (NOTE: Revolutionary Road is Michael Tully’s Favorite Book Ever. The opinions expressed herein are fiercely personal and do not reflect the attitudes of Hammer to Nail at large.) Dear Mr. Mendes, Where, oh where, should I begin? How about ... (more) BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN: REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - A Post-Viewing ...

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Revolutionary Road

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reverseshot.com - 12/25/2008

Revolutionary Road

— reverseshot.com — All that is required is our passing admiration for the professionally self-flagellating (and self-impressed) efforts of its grandly assembled cast, kitted out in vintage grey-flannel-suitwear or paisley skirts and smugly emoting within exquisitely ... (more) Revolutionary Road

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getthebigpicture.net - 1/2/2009

Movie Review - 'Revolutionary Road'

— getthebigpicture.net — Does it suffice to acknowledge that Sam Mendes directs this very specific type of human warfare with unflinching honesty and that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet go to those dark places only great actors can find? Some will say yes, but I just can't recommend 'Revolutionary Road.' (more) Movie Review - 'Revolutionary Road'

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Revolutionary Road

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Kate Winslet

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Acting Stands out in Rev Road
Awards Daily — ... (Kathy Bates). Brought to meet Frank and April as part of his attempted re-entry into society, he recognizes the unhappy couple as some kind of fellow travelers, and Yates (who himself spent time in various “bughouses”) imparts to him the story’s most resonant observation: “Plenty of people are on to the emptiness, but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness.” Rolling Stone’s Pete Travers gives it a good review and of Winslet writes: And the glorious Winslet defines what makes an actress great, ...

Oscar Watch: Whither Revolutionary Road?
Thompson On Hollywood — ... The movie scored a 70 on Metacritic, which is good, not great. (Benjamin Button got a 69, but it has epic scale and scope; all the tech branches will go for it.) Among Rev Road's champions are Rolling Stone's Peter Travers, who praises DiCaprio, and New York's David Edelstein, who ...