"The Road"...what can I say that hasn't already been said? Oh yeah, I want my two hours back.
I have not read the book, but the movie was utterly ridiculous. The father/son story wasn't bad, but the lead in was terrible. The movie implies much without saying it. For example, something happens that destroys all plant (and maybe animal) life and creates massive firestorms without killing the people too. What would that be?
There was not enough of a back story to allow me to connect with any of the characters, except the dog. Could I understand the father's psychosis? Yes. Did I feel it? No.
And I hate when directors use cheesy tricks to make up for lack of story. The overuse of the gray and washed-out coloring was bad enough to be distracting to the story.
I was left feeling like I watched 10 minutes of a 3 hour movie. In the end I didn't know enough about any of the characters to care.
I guess you can tell I didn't like it, huh?
By no means am I implying criticism of anyone that does like it.