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63
Viewer score based on 726 votes.

Critic Score

64
Critics' score based on 33 reviews.
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This is the most depressing film I can remember.

March 28, 2011
buddy20112011

iam iranian iam living sanadaj i waching this film to gem tv and i engoy it very i dont understand english if understand i spek about it

August 26, 2010
amiamr7

A good version of The Book of Eli, sad and powerfull. A great story, and very believeable. Finally an "end of the world" movie that is actually believable.

July 18, 2010
tristanmovieman

i thought it was pretty good, everything was believable, GOOD JOB EVERYONE (that was in the movie)

July 14, 2010
lightningf33t

I was really happy with this buy. One of the most inspirational, and compelling movies I've seen in a long time. I agree with Iambcrusher, I was expecting a nonsensical movie, not this. I was so happy... with everything in the movie, Viggo can pull off any character, its amazing. Full Review

June 17, 2010
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Critic Reviews

The Road evokes the images and the characters of Cormac McCarthy's novel. It is powerful, but for me lacks the same core of emotional feeling.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

While the film is not as resonant as the novel, it is an honorable adaptation, capturing the essence of the bond between father and son.Full Review

Claudia Puig
USA Today

In this haunting portrait of America as no country for old men or young, Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn bright and true.Full Review

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Between the two performances there's not a false note. Between the father and son there's an unbreakable bond. Though civilization has ended, love and parental duty shape the course of this fable, which is otherwise as heartwarming as a Beckett play shorn of humor.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal

The latest in a year filled with Armageddon movies such as "Terminator Salvation" and "2012," and it won't be the last, but it's the most chilling so far.Full Review

Amy Biancolli
San Francisco Chronicle
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