Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Smoreni Zmaj Excellent choice... to avoid. It is not badly made, but it is boring to death.5/10

grilices It took me almost ten years to watch "The Road", but today was finally the day that I watched this movie. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect. I only knew that it was in an post-apocalyptic future. So, since I actually really like Viggo Mortensen, I decided to open my heart to this movie. And I must say it: it is amazing. Most of the movies (and TV series) that show post-apocalyptic scenarios have zombies... So, that's our main idea when we think about the "end of the world". But this movie only shows what happened to nature and to people - obviously without zombies. Everyone in this movie is trying to survive at his own way. Some became bad people, but others are still humans. In the end, even after realizing that this apocalyptic scenario may never happen, I cried. Because the characters and their relations are so real...

henderson-09706 This has to be one of the worst films I've ever seen. The entire film up until the last few minutes portrays a horrible post-apocalyptic nuclear winter where all animals have died, no crops will grow, food has run out and the few people left hunt each other for food. The ending of this film cannot be described as anything other than ridiculous and stupid. Spoiler: At the end, the father dies and the boy, almost immediately afterwards, finds a kind family of four with a dog who take him in. No explanation of how the family feeds itself while the rest of the world is eating each other. And a dog? Seriously? Cannibalism everywhere, but this family can feed itself and a dog. How? It's just a totally stupid ending that makes no sense in the broader context of the film.

The Movie Diorama I literally did not smile once, my soul is drained and any happiness that resided in me has now been utterly decimated. Good lord this was bleak. In a post-apocalyptic future, mankind is on the brink of extinction where only a few fight for survival. A father and son are pushed to their limits but the love between them keeps the battle for survival strong. This is a story where hope is completely diminished. There is no rainbow at the end of the road, just misery and death. It explores themes of mortality and memories. Succumbing to the fear of death where you no longer wish to be alive. But the nostalgic memories of past happiness pushes the mind further and adds that little sense of hope that was once gone. Trust no one, do whatever it takes to survive. Heck, I've never wanted a tinned can of Del Monte peaches so much in all my life. It's a harsh environment, where scavenging for food is the only means of staying alive. Consistent earthquakes, cannibalism, forest fires...it's a torturous world. But what keeps the narrative flowing, is the tight relationship between father and son. Raising a child where there is no hope is a difficult task, particularly where solitude and loneliness plays a key role in this future. But the chemistry between Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee is sonphenomenally well portrayed that I was undertaking this perilous journey with them. A transformative performance for both of them. Director John Hillcoat embeds scenes that includes the father's past love (played beautifully by Charlize Theron) which reminds us that there is still humanity within him. It's absolutely resonating. The Road's weakness is its script which unfortunately was not particularly compelling for me. The visual narration conveyed the themes, so scenes filled with dialogue just felt uninteresting. At times the story does feel monotonous, going from one bad scenario to the other. However this is the brutal depiction of a post-apocalyptic future where there is no hope. An extremely depressing yet powerful cinematic piece.