This movie is seriously depressing! Set sometime after an unspecified catastrophe has devastated American society, we are introduced to a man (Viggo Mortensen) and his adolescent son (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who are traveling from a remote wooded area toward the coast, with the hope of finding better conditions and perhaps some warmth. At least the ocean might offer a splash of color in their incredibly drab world. They p…

The Road offers a bleakly honest look at the perils and selfishness that arise when civilization crumbles and optimism vanishes. It presents a starkly realistic and overwhelmingly sad vision of what life could be like after such a disaster. Viggo Mortensen gives a compelling and moving performance as a father who refuses to give up, determined to protect his son and teach him how to survive. Watching the film left…

_**A bleak, sorrowful depiction of the end of the world with occasional moments of intense horror**_ Following a catastrophic event that wipes out most of humanity, a man and his son—played by Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee—journey from western Pennsylvania toward the Southeastern coast. They're attempting to endure a desperate struggle for survival in a lawless world where people exploit each other. Charliz…

The Road has John Hillcoat (The Proposition) in the director's chair, with Joe Penhall (Enduring Love) responsible for the screenplay. Adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 novel (No Country For Old Men), the film features Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and son attempting to live through a world after disaster has struck. It's difficult to know how you convince people to see something so dark, and …

The acting from Mortensen and Smit-McPhee is quite good, however, the film fails to truly captivate.