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I invite everybody to participate in the weekly MEME and write about any movies, television or big screen, that you’ve seen over the past week and write about it.  Please feel free to use the above logo photo in your post and/or link back to the site.  I will post every Sunday Night or Monday Morning on the movie I’ve seen from the past week.  I’m hoping that there are other movie buffs out there who will enjoy the MEME as much as I’m hoping to!  The only small request that I have is that you rate the movie out of 5 bags of popcorn (so, 1 bag out of 5, 2 bags out of 5, and so on). 

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revolutionary-road-poster-fullMovie:  Revolutionary Road

Starring:  Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates

Genre:  Drama

Runtime: 119 Minutes

MPAA Rating:  R

Directed By:  Sam Mendes

I read and reviewed this book in February with the intention of seeing the movie in the theater.  However, I never quite got around to it.  In a recent trip to the video store, I was happy to finally rent it. 

I found the movie to tie very closely to the book, although the book gives the reader greater insight into what is going on in the minds of April & Frank Wheeler.  As this story is a psychological one, the book far and away does a much better job in outlining the reasoning behind the characters’ actions.  However, the movie is very well acted by both Winslet and DiCaprio.  As in Titantic, their strong on-screen connection brings the characters to life in the hearts of the viewers.  Kathy Bates does an amazing job as their meddling realtor and is perfectly cast in this role.

For the genre drama, I will rate this movie  4 bags o’ popcorn.  The movie is as sad and tragic as the book.  Therefore, be prepared to view a movie that is about what disappointment can do to people… and how shattered dreams can result in lives torn apart.

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