Thursday, July 2, 2009

Away We Go: Smart yet smug

Posted by Christian Yoder on Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:23 AM

by Matt Brunson

One of the best films of 2008, director Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road offered a powerful and penetrating study of a bickering couple trapped by the conformity they felt defined -- and controlled -- their lives. Mendes' latest picture takes a different tack, examining a loving pair who forge their own path in an attempt to find their place in the world. It's a nice about-face for the director, even if the results prove to be wildly uneven.

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