Its specifics are never revealed, but they are not germane to the story.
THE ROADMOVIE 2009 MOVIE
It's forceful, but it's not fun.īefore the movie opens, an unspecified cataclysm has impacted the world. Those willing to travel The Road need to know what to expect going in, and have to be willing to accept the film for what it is. Yes, The Road ends on what can best be described as a hopeful note, but that doesn't wipe away the nearly two hours of emotional punishment that precede it. It's about loss, death, isolation, and the fine line that divides good from evil, man from animal. As those who have read McCarthy's novel are aware, this is a tough, tough story. This is not a good date movie (unless you have an understanding and open-minded date) and it's not a feel-good opportunity. The movie The Road is nowhere close to its literary sire, but it's probably the best one could hope for from a movie version.
Some might argue that The Road is among McCarthy's most inherently non-cinematic books, even going so far as to call it "unadaptable." With this consideration in mind, one has to be impressed by what Hillcoat and his screenwriter, Joe Penhall, have accomplished. The Coens changed that with No Country for Old Men, but their success doesn't mean the task is easier - just that it's feasible. His novels have largely been ignored as source material for motion pictures for this reason. To begin with, it's worth re-stating a point that has been made elsewhere: McCarthy is not easy to adapt. So now, 12 months after its expected availability, Hillcoat's interpretation of Cormac McCarthy's brutal post-apocalyptic novel is ready for theatrical viewing. A tentative March 2009 opening was scratched when The Weinstein Company decided that the film had Oscar potential. Originally scheduled for a release in late 2008, it was delayed when filmmaker John Hillcoat ( The Proposition) determined that his preferred cut could not be made available in time. The Road is undoubtedly one of the fall's most anticipated offerings, in part because it has been lingering on the horizon of the cinematic landscape for a year.
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