The Road is an excellent atmosphere film, and it delivers the feeling of bleakness and desperation incredibly well, and the cinematography and music compliment that atmosphere perfectly. Unfortunately, that runs out of gas halfway through the film when the viewer realizes that it's not going anywhere, and that the characters - though well-played - are just not interesting or sympathetic enough to really be cared for in any way. Ultimately the film lacks in both soul and story structure - worst of all, the ending, which is supposed to be bitter-sweet, is more likely to raise a very unfitting chuckle. The Road is not by any means a bad movie, but for the price it demands from the viewer in emotional exhaustion, it's just not worth it. I'd recommend it to film-students and cinematography enthusiasts only.
Review of The Road
