DreamWorks
2008 - Rated R - 1 hr 59 min
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates
Oh wow. The DiCaprio/Winslet pairing in this movie comes leaps and bounds from its Titanic roots. These two are phenomenal together and every interaction is electric. I hate saying things like that, but my fingers hovered over the keyboard for a few minutes before I could figure out how to word that. It's true. They're amazing in this movie.
I haven't read the book, but the plight of this stuck-in-the-50's-suburbs couple is riveting from the first moments of the movie. You watch them royally screw up and yet you're still cheering for them. You want them to be happy, even though you can't at all understand what they're going through. Well, maybe some can. More than I'd like to admit, Winslet's stay-at-home mom struck a distant chord with me too.
If you haven't seen this and you're looking for a well written, compelling drama, watch this. And I won't give away the ending but I'll say that they do an amazing job giving you just what you expect while you're wishing they just wouldn't.
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