Comments on: The Road | movie review

By: Cyrus

Cyrus — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:08:13 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out why there was so much grown man nudity in this movie. I saw like 4 nutsacks so unnecessary. This movie was literally laughable. I’ll never read that book in my life because of this movie.

By: Gord

Gord — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:30:26 +0000

I am very dissapointed that I spent $5.86 for the DVD rental. It had two great actors (Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron)starring, which is why I rented it. However the movie “I think” was unsalvageable from the beginning. Sometimes a good book should be left on paper and not on the big screen.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:51:09 +0000

I really enjoyed this movie. I loved the book. It’s one of my favorites and the movie isn’t as good, but it’s still highly effective. The parts that weren’t: the voiceover and flashbacks, but other than that, it brought up great themes and ideas and made you think about how you would react in the same situation.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:56:54 +0000

i have read the book and seen the movie, and i have to say while i found the book powerful and one of my favourite yet, the movie was far better in my opinion, the movie gave out the real faceless tragedy that was missing from the book

By: dave

dave — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:24:31 +0000

i was very supprised that i enjoyed this film, i hadnt read the book either so it was all new to me, the acting was powerfull, father and son together, my own son kept popping into my head as i watched so tender and emotional was the acting, id recomend this film to anybody

By: Mark G.

Mark G. — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:08:35 +0000

One of the best movies I have seen. Incredible acting by the two lead characters. Wonderfully tender relationship portrayed between father and son. Great story. Brought me to tears. Made me apreciate life more. I highly recommend it.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:38:06 +0000

I got to say, I’ve never read the book before so I can’t compare the too. But Comparing the Trailer to seeing the actual movie was a real disapointment. It seemed like there would be non stop action with crazy canibals at thier heels the entire movie, but it was like.. action scene (if you could call it that most the time) then 30 mins sulking around a fire or walking down a road. I’m tempted to read the book now from all the good reviews.

The Movie did have some interesting parts though, so it wasn’t a total waste of time.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:54:07 +0000

Saw this movie in a old theater out on the east coast last night. Read the book, listened to it in audiobook format several times. I agree that although some parts of the movie hit the chord it often fell flat. For me the audio rendering I read stirred the emotion, the ending (and i hate to say this) made me cry as after all that struggle to have the father die seemed so hard.

As a father of a 8 year old boy, who carries the fire, it hit hard about the reality that what you have today will at some point be lost to you; whether old age, sickness or just simple tragedy. IF I could freeze time I would, to be in that place I am today with my son.

The movie could have been so much better, so much more powerful. I was equally disappointed when they choose to end the movie without the compound scene, the trout in the river.

The scene with Eli was spot on.

By: john of sparta

john of sparta — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:07:56 +0000

sanitized is correct. maybe the Disney version of the book?
it didn’t “follow the book”. it threw away the best scene and
expanded the Woman’s role so much more than the book.
i watched it online for free. glad i didn’t buy a ticket.

By: Elena Nola

Elena Nola — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:54:47 +0000

Well, I agree with your lackluster reaction, although for me it was for different reasons. I thought the director mainly failed to make it his own–it was too close to the book, without proper consideration of the forms that might be needed to impart on screen things that can be said in 1 sentence in writing. Also, the fact that he didn’t go full bleak–bad move. This was an entirely too sanitized version of the world in the book. C+ at most.

By: Elena Nola

Elena Nola — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:49:07 +0000

Strangely, nothing in your review makes me not want to see this. Probably mostly because we have divergent tastes in films. 🙂

I’m one of those who needs luck getting it in a theater near me, though.