Revolutionary Road: Love or Hate?

Now there is something I must confess... I love Leonardo DiCaprio. I have for as long as I can remember. I was only 5 years old when Titanic was released. (Wow, I feel young...) I loved Inception and Shutter Island, his more recent films.

But I just can't decide if I liked the movie Revolutionary Road.

It was released in 2008, but I didn't watch it until last night. It's basically about this couple, Frank and April, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who decide that they are tired of their lives in suburbia. They want to escape the routine and April wants to allow Frank to have some time to figure out a vocation that suits him. After Frank gets offered a new position at his current job, he is more hesitant to make the move to Paris. When April tells him that she's 10 weeks pregnant, Frank believes that Paris is out of the question. April suggests an abortion and Frank is outraged.

I just can't decide if I liked it though. I loved their idea of moving to Paris - so much that I almost wanted to do it myself. I love the views that Leonardo expressed on abortions. They were very similar to how I feel about them. I guess in a way, the end made sense and was a realistic depiction of what might have happened. But it wasn't the "happily ever after"ending that leaves me satisfied. It's like the movie had a weird aftertaste. Utterly dissatisfying. 

And then at the same time, I appreciate it for its realism. Because no one just lives happily ever after. No one lives life smoothly. It's just not how it is...

I just can't decide!

Have you seen it? What did you think?