It’s a trip we’ve all taken too many times before.
#The roadmovie 2009 movie#
The movie dutifully packs a full trunk of road-movie cliches: the uptight protagonist, the eccentric passenger, the cathartic confrontation, the epiphany at the end of the journey.Ī sprinkling of star cameos can’t make up for occasional hackneyed dialogue (“You mustn’t ever ignore the ride,” sagely counsels Sick Mom) and lack of surprises in the scenery. It’s low-key without being keenly observant at times, it feels like 30 mph on the freeway.
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Timberlake deserves kudos for not overplaying the part, but under writer-director Michael Meredith’s guidance, he - and the film - hug the opposite curb too hard. The wily veteran gets extra mileage out of simple exchanges, such as when Carlton suspiciously asks Kyle what’s in the jumbo plastic cup he’s drinking from, and he responds, “Tasty beverage.” They journey toward the sea, surviving as. The world is gray and getting quickly grayer as more and more things die.
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It's a post-apocalyptic world, several years after whatever the cataclysmic event, which has in turn caused frequent quakes as further potential hazards. The unapologetically hard-drinking, tale-spinning character is right in the actor’s wheelhouse. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander through this post-apocalyptic world, trying to keep the dream of civilization alive. In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. Here, the film finds its real engine: Jeff Bridges as Kyle Garret. Carlton collects his beloved ex (the enchanting Kate Mara) and sets off to persuade Dad, hurt feelings and all, to see Mom. His seriously ill mother (Mary Steenburgen) dispatches him to bring his long-estranged father, a baseball legend, to her hospital bedside. The Road 2009Release Date: 16 October 2009Genre: DramaCast: Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly ParkerDirector: John Hillcoat. Justin Timberlake stars as Carlton Garret, a struggling ballplayer apparently too thoughtful for his own good. In the years following a world-shattering apocalyptic event, a father and son travel on foot through the charred.
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It’s a low-key road movie that doesn’t stray far from the very, very beaten path. “The Open Road” is no Grand Prix winner, but it’s no six-car pileup either.