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Road, The (2009)

  Genre: Adventure

Director: John Hillcoat
Writers: Cormac McCarthy (novel), Joe Penhall
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Pearce,
Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Bob Jennings & more
Release Date: 2 December 2009 (France)
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award; 1 win & 10 nom.
User Rating: 7,4/10

Review: "I read Cormac McCarthy's novel a few years ago & figured it would be made into a movie (this was when "No Country for Old Men" was playing) but I wondered how they could make this extremely grim tale into something that people would want to see.
This film was every bit as grim as the novel and it seemed to be a faithful adaptation of it. The characters seemed more believable in the film than in the novel. This is probably due to the medium but Viggio Mortenson did a fabulous job as the Protagonist (the unnamed father) and his son was also great. They both were tremendous and brought a lot of character development and engagement to an otherwise totally bleak story.
I loved Robert Duvall's turn as the grizzled survivor. It was a supporting role sure to win an Oscar nomination. I think this will win more than its share of Oscar nominations, for Viggio at the very least.
Great film, go check it out. "
Written by J_Trex (imdb.com)

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