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Title: The Road (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Man | |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | ... | Boy | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Old Man | |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Veteran | |
| Molly Parker | ... | Motherly Woman | |
| Michael Kenneth Williams | ... | Thief | |
| Garret Dillahunt | ... | Gang Member | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Woman | |
| Bob Jennings | ... | Bearded Man | |
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Agnes Herrmann | ... | Archer's Woman |
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Buddy Sosthand | ... | Archer |
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Kirk Brown | ... | Bearded Face |
| Jack Erdie | ... | Bearded Man #2 | |
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David August Lindauer | ... | Man On Mattress |
| Gina Preciado | ... | Well Fed Woman | |
It's a post-apocalyptic world, several years after whatever the cataclysmic event, which has in turn caused frequent quakes as further potential hazards. The world is gray and getting quickly grayer as more and more things die off. A man and his pre-teen son, who was born after the apocalypse, are currently on the road, their plan to walk to the coast and head south where the man hopes there will be a more hospitable environment in which to live. The man has taught his son that they are the "good people" who have fire in their hearts, which in combination largely means that they will not resort to cannibalism to survive. The man owns a pistol with two bullets remaining, which he will use for murder/suicide of him and his son if he feels that that is a better fate for them than life in the alternative. Food and fuel are for what everyone is looking. The man has taught his son to be suspect of everyone that they may meet, these strangers who, out of desperation, may not only try to ... Written by Huggo
With a surplus of post-apocalyptic/disaster flicks present in today's film circle, the Road does what very few films in any genre seem capable of doing. Here is a picture that in it's own discreteness captures the realism of a holocaust horror, combining the absolute worst possible future with the most profoundly beautiful human characteristics that keep the main characters persevering. Not only does the story accurately exhibit the polar opposite aspects of a post apocalyptic existence, but the cinematography used during the flashbacks of a life full of color and hope many take for granted, is excellently positioned with the dark, dismal, and often terrifying reality that is the Road. The score was also fantastic and perfectly appropriate for the film.
The only two, minor issues I had were the sound editing, (MINOR!) and the ending which was NOT at all a disappointment, but I felt it was quite open, without giving anything away. This is, again, a minor issue, for the story in itself was a journey, and we see only a small portion of the great, tragic, and ultimately fulfilling struggle.
And, though I'm sure no more attention is necessary, the acting as a whole was phenomenal. Each film since LOTR Viggo has greatly improved and I'd like to think of this as the beginning of his finest hour. Very few performances touch me emotionally, and his was certainly one of them, in three scenes in particular which were, being discrete, (the parting flashback, the dinner, and the climax.) Well done, the Road, thank you Mr. Mortenson.