tanty
Viggo Mortensen and Smit-McPhee deliver great performances but it doesn't really hook you up.
The Road
- Adventure
- Drama
11/25/2009
111
R
In a moment the world changed forever.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
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- Revenue:
- $27,635,305
- Budget:
- $32,000,000
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Cast
Viggo MortensenFather- Kodi Smit-McPheeBoy
Charlize TheronMother- Robert DuvallOld Man - Eli
- Guy PearceVeteran
- Molly ParkerFriendly Woman
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsThe Thief
- Garret DillahuntGang Member
- Bob JenningsBearded Man
- Buddy SosthandArcher
- Agnes HerrmannArcher's Woman
Kirk BrownBearded Face- Jack ErdieBearded Man #2
- David August LindauerMan On Mattress
- Gina PreciadoWell Fed Woman
- Wilson MooreBoy running from cannibals
Reviews
John Chard
The clocks stopped at 1:17
The Road is directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition) and written by Joe Penhall (Enduring Love). Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by American author Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men), the film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
How do you sell such a sombre piece to the film loving public? I'm not sure I personally can, such is the whirly like emotions dominating my thoughts. OK, it's a grim and bleak film, of that there's no doubt. Director Hillcoat is not out to make a thrilling end of the world actioner. Staying faithful to McCarthy's novel, this is now a world where animal & plant life is practically extinct,...
Wuchak
Grey, maudlin post-apocalyptic drama with some horrific thrills
After a mass extinction event, a man & his son (Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee) walk from western Pennsylvania to the Southeast coast trying to survive a life-or-death situation in a world without laws as people prey on each other. Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and Molly Parker show up for small parts.
Based on Cormac McCarthys final novel, "The Road" (2009) is similar to Carriers, released almost three months earlier. Unlike semi-goofy post-apocalyptic films like the original Mad Max trilogy, "The Road" and "Carriers" are deadly serious from beginning to end with no comic book nonsense. This works in their favor because both films give us a windo...
mooney240
The Road paints a grim and genuine picture of the dangers and greed of a world surviving the collapse of society and hope.
The Road is a realistic and super depressing depiction of a post-apocalyptic world. Viggo Mortensens portrayal of an unyielding father doing whatever he can to keep his son alive and prepare him for survival is gripping and powerful. This movie made me want to hold my kids close, hug them tight, and thank the Lord we dont live in that situation. Because of the gritty and gloomy atmosphere and subject matter of the film, it is not a movie I can say I enjoyed, but it was incredibly well done and well acted. The ending seemed pretty hopeful and easy compared to the rest of the film, which was disappointing and comfo...