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Capsule review: ‘The Road
How do you film a scene where naked people are trapped in a basement and are being gradually dismembered for food by cannibals? How do you show a cold world covered in gray ash, where no plants survive? And how do you tell the story of a father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) trying to make their way to the ocean, in the slim hope of some sort of redemption?
Australian director John Hillcoat tries mightily. And he largely succeeds with the help of a fine supporting performance from Robert Duvall, stunning art direction by Gershon Ginsburg and cinematography by Javier Aguirresarobe.
“The Road” screens at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Paramount.
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