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Movie critics combined give Revolutionary Road (2008) a score of 2.8244 out of 4
based on (117) reviews
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Very Good
3
Very Good
(50)
Good
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Good
(31)
Fair
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Fair
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Poor
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Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Apparently, their hearts did go on--and how. Easily, one of the year's best films. It's fantastic, with two amazing performances by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Beautifully shot, superbly written drama that exerts a powerful emotional grip and features terrific performances from a reunited Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Revolutionary Road gets my vote as the best American film of 2008. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Revolutionary Road is a bleak, bitter, brilliant portrayal of the failure of the fifties version of the American dream it so beautifully captures in period terms. It is a worthy adaptation of its much-praised source. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
For now, for many, "Revolutionary Road" is a very pretty, very quiet dead-end street. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron)PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
From cast to conclusion, Revolutionary Road is fate funneled through a true artists muse. Its one of 2008s very best. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Revolutionary Road is easily the best-acted film of 2008, and one of the most corrosive. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Richard Yates' 1961 novel about a young couple staring into the abyss of the American Dream myth provides director Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") with plenty of emotional ammunition to fuel this gorgeous but devastating drama. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This film is so good it is devastating. A lot of people believe their parents didn't understand them. What if they didn't understand themselves? ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
The best work that either DiCaprio or Winslet has ever done. Mendes masterfully conducts controlled fireworks of verbal savagery to suit the age of apropos and good reputations. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
An extraordinary motion picture that harnesses spellbinding emotional discharge and enthralling disgust, using two of the most talented and captivating stars of today to bring to the screen a masterwork of domestic isolation. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
Each revelation. Every event. A snapshot.[Sam] Mendes lingers on the characters %u2014 especially Golden Globe winning [Kate] Winslet %u2014 and wordlessly lets you feel what they feel. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Rex Reed)New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Revolutionary Road is a profound, intelligent and deeply heartfelt work that raises the bar of filmmaking to exhilarating heights of greatness. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Is the movie trying too hard? In moments of self-doubt, I wonder...I found the performances stellar and I was emotionally rocked and rolled; I ask for little more. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...brilliant and cold, like a sun-flooded winter's day. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
A heartbreakingly sad yet remarkable film from director Sam Mendes. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
The build-up gains slow momentum but once it finds its rhythm Rev Road is positively devastating ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)
Revolutionary Road is content to be a powerful film about an ordinary troubled marriage; the kind taking place in a handful of houses on your block - perhaps even in your own. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Revolutionary Road's existential dread of unspoken feelings bubbling to the surface perhaps better resembles Tennessee Williams, a towering explorer of authenticity and self-delusion. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
This cracked social mirror the director holds up to society is no pretty sight. Although it's impossible to turn away. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
...consistently elevated by the superb performances and Sam Mendes' expectedly enthralling directorial choices. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
If the film seems obvious compared to the novel, it captures Yates' idea that the young, even naive, Frank and April are play actors in their own lives... ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Revolutionary Road is dramatically potent material and, although it poses a number of philosophical questions, it works best as an unsentimental examination of a marriage in crisis. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Vital and brilliant, without American Beauty's occasional pretension, it's a shot in the arm for the dull holiday season, a shattering experience well worth having. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Revolutionary Road is heartbreaking and unforgiving. And a tough love, eloquent and melancholy tale that resolutely stalks the memory. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (David Denby)The New Yorker (David Denby)
I would be surprised if this brilliant and touching film did not become required viewing for teachers all over the United States. Everyone else should see it as well it is a wonderful movie. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
DiCaprio and Winslet deliver terrific performances. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Imagine, if you can, what Tennessee Williams might have written for a story line of TV's Mad Men and you'll get a good picture of Revolutionary Road. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)
A cold and unappealing drama that is almost cripplingly middle-class. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Revolutionary Road is a very well-made film indeed, and if it stings a little, that is only a testament to how strong a work it is. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Tulsa World (Michael Smith)Tulsa World (Michael Smith)
There is great anguish and great artistry in this showcase by Winslet. This is a film that hurts so good. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Tulsa World (Michael Smith)
Revolutionary Road (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Directed with extraordinary skill by Sam Mendes, the film is a tough road well worth traveling. ...read the complete Revolutionary Road movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
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Revolutionary Road (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Revolutionary Road (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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