Monday, 28 May 2012

Rambling man (and boy)


The Road (2009)

Based on the novel of the same name this film from director John Hillcoat stars Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Charlize Theron. In a post apocalyptic world a man and his son travel across North America heading south.

What this film does best is capture a great tone of sadness, haunting desperation and slow death of the world as well as the characters with in it. The plot focuses fully on the relationship between the father and son over trying to explain the world they exist in and this works really well but maybe leaves the film without a little depth. There are some good performances from the main cast as well as those actors that only have small roles such as Robert Duvall.

5/5

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