I watched The Road a few nights back. Jeez what a jolly film, Viggo Mortenson and Cody Smit-McPhee play a father and son journeying through a post apocalyptic wasteland. Where are they going? Not sure. Why? Not sure.
What ended the world? No idea.
Apparently this is faithful to the novel it's based on, so i assume that the novel doesn't answer these questions either. I couldn't help but feel that these details would help me care more but perhaps it was just me. Mortenson was ok but a little bland and the kid just irritated (papa! papa!)
Worth a watch but I'm glad i only paid three quid.
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