Despite the carps, a receptiveness to this material will pay off in tension and suspense, pushing you off The Road in a state of emotional exhaustion.
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11/13/09
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The Road (2009)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:18
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.2/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Nov 25, 2009 Wide
Synopsis: After the Oscar-winning success of the adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, another of the author's works arrives on screen. Viggo Mortensen stars in THE ROAD, a thriller... [More]
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce
Director: John Hillcoat
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Reviews for The Road
And unlike the better-than-the-book No Country for Old Men, it's only as good as the book. I guess I'm saying there's enough blame to go around.
11/12/09
Overall, THE ROAD is a horror movie in the truest sense -- it is about the horror of humanity, the horror of our legacy, the horror of what we might become.
11/09/09
When a movie is bleak and depressing, it had better be damned good. The Road is damned bad.
11/05/09
For all of its bleak content, the final equation proves surprisingly optimistic.
10/30/09
You won't find anything entertaining in The Road but maybe you'll find something else.
10/19/09
pure, stripped-down bleakness, both in the desaturated drabness of its appearance and in the last-days essentialism of its themes.
10/18/09
The Road is a film that, to quote Mark Twain, knows the words but not the music. It evokes the images and the characters of Cormac McCarthy's novel, but lacks a core of emotional feeling.
10/15/09
Top CriticPartly horror, partly sci-fi, mostly a family-bonding drama with stellar acting and patient action.
10/12/09
It's hard not to divine that The Road will be receiving near universal acclaim and a truckload of Oscar noms.
10/11/09
...one couldn't have asked for a more faithful translation from page to screen...
09/21/09
Really pulls you in and sticks with you ... an incredibly strong piece of dramatic storytelling.
09/18/09
John Hillcoat's faithful, near-perfect adaptation beautifully captures McCarthy's synthesis of all-encompassing darkness and enduring hope.
09/18/09
Viggo Mortensen gives the performance of his career in the faithfully rendered film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s heartbreaking apocalyptic novel The Road.
09/16/09
Top CriticA journey worth taking.
09/16/09
Very moving.
09/14/09
The two principals are superb, and the direction is resonant in its very restraint.
09/14/09
Top CriticFortunately, the rumourmongers were wrong -- Hillcoat’s vision is forthright and brutal.
09/13/09
Viggo Mortensen gives a towering, Oscar-caliber performance in this haunting, relentlessly grim version of McCarthy's Pultizer winning novel, holding the entire picture on his robust shoulders, and almost overcoming its narrative and dramatic flaws.
09/04/09
Director John Hillcoat has performed an admirable job of bringing Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to the screen as an intact and haunting tale, even at the cost of sacrificing color, big scenes and standard Hollywood imagery.
09/03/09
Top CriticLatest News for The Road
October 02, 2009:
New: Brand New Trailer and Poster 
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September 22, 2009:
Viggo Mortensen Dismisses Retirement Rumors, Talks The Road
With the long-delayed "The Road" finally reaching theaters in a few weeks, Viggo Mortensen might have one of the year's best movies on his hands -- and despite rumors of his... More...
September 08, 2009:
Up in the Air, The Road Impress at Telluride
"Up in the Air" generated applause, "The Road" brought people to tears, and "Paranormal Activity" scared them half to death. This year's Telluride Film Festival is on the books,... More...
May 25, 2009:
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