![]() They meet a near-blind old man, the son persuades the father to share food with him.Īt the coast, the man leaves the boy to guard their possessions while he swims out to scavenge a beached ship. When they hear noises above, including a dog, the man decides it is too dangerous to remain and they move on. With discovery imminent, the man prepares to shoot his son, but they flee when the cannibals are distracted by the escaping captives.įurther down the road, the man and boy discover an underground shelter full of canned food and supplies. When the cannibals return, the man and his son hide. Exploring a mansion, he and the boy discover people locked in the basement, imprisoned as food for their captors. In the present, after shooting a member of a gang of cannibals who stumbles upon them, the man is left with only one bullet. Removing her coat and hat in the freezing cold, she walks into the woods, never to be seen again. When the man shoots an intruder using one of three bullets they have saved for their family as a last resort, she accuses him of wasting the bullet deliberately to prevent her suicide. Years earlier, the man's wife gives birth to their son shortly after the catastrophe and she gradually loses hope. The man and boy travel on a road to the coast in hope that they can find safe haven, scavenging for supplies in their journey, and avoiding roaming cannibalistic rape gangs armed with guns. It also received numerous nominations, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography.Ī man and his young son struggle to survive after an unspecified catastrophe results in an extinction event causing the death of all plant life and virtually all animal life. It received generally positive reviews from critics the performances of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee garnered praise. ![]() The film received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25, 2009, and was released in United Kingdom cinemas on January 4, 2010. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. 8 stars out 10.The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic science-fiction survival adventure drama film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. My favorite guilty pleasure at the moment. Up until now, every episode felt like an injection of pure testosterone (and let's be honest: sometimes, that's just what the doctor ordered). The production values are among the best I've seen on TV and the cast is fantastic. Granted, it's pulpy, trashy, sometimes even down-right ridiculous – but I loved every minute of it so far. ![]() This show is raw, gritty, brutal and over-the-top it's got everything most action films lack these days – and it's absolutely NOT PG-13. ![]() What I got instead is high-octane pulp cinema that gets your heart pumpin' with adrenalin from the first second, and an opening chase/shoot-out that wouldn't have to hide behind any mega-budget action production Hollywood has churned out recently. When I started to watch the first episode, I expected a decent, but low budget 'neo-noir' crime show with some sexy women and a few good shoot-outs. It has its fans, sure, but as far as the amount of steady viewers is concerned, it's nowhere near playing in the big leagues – yet. It's amazing this show hasn't found a bigger audience. That's what happened to me with 'Banshee'. Every once in a while a show comes along that catches you completely off guard you only want to check out the pilot because you've read a comment or two on IMDb comparing it to some other show you kinda like – and BOOM: you're blown away. ![]()
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