A History of Violence
2005
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Nov 24, 2009 · The Road is not fertile soil, providing a world with life draining from it. McCarthy's greatest novels are Suttree and Blood Meridian. The second, set in the Old West, is about a fearsome, bald, skeletal man named Judge Holden, who is implacable in his desire to inflict suffering and death.
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74% 218 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander...
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- John Hillcoat
- R
- Viggo Mortensen
Jan 7, 2010 · Peter Bradshaw. Thu 7 Jan 2010 17.10 EST. C ormac McCarthy’s almost unbearably disturbing 2006 novel about the post-apocalyptic journey of a father and son across a desolate America has now been...
The film holds a 74% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 217 reviews; the average rating is 6.94/10. The critical consensus states, " The Road ' s commitment to Cormac McCarthy's dark vision may prove too unyielding for some, but the film benefits from hauntingly powerful performances from Viggo Mortensen and Kodi McPhee."
- $27.6 million
- Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz
- $25 million
Our review: Parents say ( 19 ): Kids say ( 16 ): The Road is a well-made movie and a powerful story. But despite the characters' persistent hope, the relentlessly grim material -- including the constant, cold, gray visuals -- can be overwhelming, somewhat stalling the drama's forward momentum.
- John Hillcoat
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Dimension
After reading about 150 of the 360 reviews to date, and having just watched the film on Netflix, I wish to put some perspective on this apocalyptic film version of Cormac McCarthy's book. First, I find that critics and readers have decided McCarthy is almost a God today.
Nov 25, 2009 · The Road: Directed by John Hillcoat. With Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce. In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
