Review in 100 Words – The Road
November 25, 2009 by Maura Reilly
Filed under Reviews
Based on the bestselling Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, The Road takes place in post-apocalyptic America and centers on a father and son’s struggle to reach a safe and warm place in a cruel, cold world peopled with cannibals. Viggo Mortensen plays the un-named father, mourning his absent wife (Charlize Theron) and doing anything to keep his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is his hope, alive. Exceptionally faithful to the book, fine performance from Mortensen and Smit-McPhee brighten up the purposefully drab and colorless landscape. Haunting and yet hopeful, prepare for an emotional ride and well-made film.
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