The Road

“The Road” stars Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guys Pierce and Molly Parker. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, the screenplay was written by Joe Penhall and directed by John Hillcoat. This is not a good movie. It is long, tedious, monochromatic in its desolate and foreboding scenes of a world destroyed while a father and son attempt to survive in it. This film represents 2 full hours of one of the most uncomfortable theatrical experiences I have had in a long long time. Watching a neighbors 8mm film of his or her travels through the barren desert is a close second to this cinematic waste of time. Although technically not a mystery, it really is because the question constantly being posed is how could such good actors ever agree to play in such a dull and dry film. Also, how in Heaven’s name could this film ever have gotten financing, production and distribution. I guess the name value of Ms. Theron, Ms. Parker, Mr. Duvall and Mr. Pierce helped even though all had little more than cameo roles. .I give this film 1 star with the fear that most who will see it will probably feel I was much too generous in my rating..