December 9, 2009
This is such a pedestrian thing to say, but God, the book was so much better.
More later
Viggo Mortensen,
Kodi Smit-McPhee,
Charlize Theron,
Guy Pearce,
Garret Dillahunt
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From Cormac McCarthy, author of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, comes the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, THE ROAD. Academy Award-nomin...( read more
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December 4, 2009Bleak, depressing road movie based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy about survivors of the apocalypse . With only the slightest hair of a story, this film is a fascinating study of the strong bond between a father and son. Actors Viggo Mortensen and Kodi S...( read more)
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November 30, 2009The thinking man/woman's post-apocalyptic film.
While the biological, geological and structural devestation is ever present and ominous, the film focuses mainly on the deeper horror of such an event; the social, psychological and physical deterioration of society,
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November 28, 2009The Boy: How many people do you think are still alive?
The Man: In the world? Not very many.
Based on a great novel from author Cormac McCarthy, this is a bleak tale about a father and son making there way through an abandoned world. Director John Hilcoat and screenwriter Jo...( read more) -
December 20, 2009Very sad movie. Viggo Mortensen was perfect as the father. If what happens in this movie happens when the wold starts ending I hope its a very long time from now.
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December 20, 2009Ce film post-apocalyptique nous dévoile ce qui pourrait nous arriver dans un monde rempli de violence et d'injustice, où la survie est difficile. La petite étincelle qui fait de nous des humains peut s'éteindre à n'importe quel moment et nous faire basculer dans la bestialité, co...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
November 30, 2009
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
November 29, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
In this haunting portrait of America as no country for old men or young, Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn brigh... full review
November 29, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
You hang on to yourself for dear life, resisting belief as best you can in the face of powerful acting, persuasive filmmaking and the perversely compelling certainty that nothing will turn out all right. full review
November 29, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Great junk like Resident Evil and passable schlock like 28 Weeks Later have more skill and integrity. Why would anyone want to make -- or watch -- this Hillcoat/McCarthy desolation except to feel fash... full review
November 25, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The most arresting aspect of The Road is just how fully the filmmakers have realized this bleak, blighted landscape of a modern society reduced to savagery. full review
November 25, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Zombieland was the same movie with laughs, but if you take away the comedy, what is left? Nothing, on a vast scale. full review
November 25, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
My, but it's been a fine year for Armageddon. full review
November 25, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Mortensen warms the film with his presence, creating a vivid portrait of a bereft man clinging to the one thing he has left. full review
November 24, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
John Milton described hell as "darkness visible." That is the grim, mesmerizing world that director John Hillcoat creates here. full review
November 24, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
While the film is not as resonant as the novel, it is an honorable adaptation, capturing the essence of the bond between father and son. full review
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