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THE ROAD (2012)Movie Reviews
Filipino, Tagalog and English language horror story about the search for three missing teens that uncovers a history of abduction and murder on an abandoned road. Cast:Carmina Villaroel, Marvin Agustin, T.J. Trinidad, Rhian Ramos, Barbie FortezaDirector:Yam LaranasRelease Date:May 11, 2012DVD Release: TBD From:FreestyleRating:RLength:1 hr 50 min
The Road (2012) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...a powerfully atmospheric blend of ghostly encounters, horrific situations and missing-persons mysteries... enormously assured... sucks you in like quicksand." • And Stephen Whitty wrote in the New Jersey Star-Ledger, "Particularly good is the photography (also by Yam Laranas)..." More Reviews Below...
The Road (2012) Positive Reviews (11 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a powerfully atmospheric blend of ghostly encounters, horrific situations and missing-persons mysteries... enormously assured... sucks you in like quicksand."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/11/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...does a fair job of laying a spooky groundwork for the revelatory emotional sadism that lies behind most acts of evil; it just takes a bit of clunky exposition to get there."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 05/11/12
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...takes several horror genres and melds them into a creepy, stylishly photographed story that will keep horror buffs revved up from start to finish."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 220 words, 05/11/12
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...something grave and lingering.... every shot, courtesy of writer-director Yam Laranas himself, is ravishing... has a whispering menace and visual grandeur all its own."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 05/09/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...parcels out in time-shifting segments.... although the story doesn't always quite hold, 'The Road' is still a satisfyingly creepy film."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 528 words, 05/11/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "Particularly good is the photography (also by Yam Laranas), which captures the melancholy poetry of lonely roads, wet woods, moldy houses."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 05/11/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (4 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...something grave and lingering.... every shot, courtesy of writer-director Yam Laranas himself, is ravishing... has a whispering menace and visual grandeur all its own."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 05/09/12
Sam Adams, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the movie's insistence works like a drill bit to the skull, and the actors' uneven performances impart a degree of realism..."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 438 words, 05/10/12
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "Laranas's style largely consists of references to directors with better moves... the sort of retrograde psychoanalysis that went out with the last scene of Hitchcock's 'Psycho.' "(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 546 words, 05/06/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a powerfully atmospheric blend of ghostly encounters, horrific situations and missing-persons mysteries... enormously assured... sucks you in like quicksand."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/11/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...does a fair job of laying a spooky groundwork for the revelatory emotional sadism that lies behind most acts of evil; it just takes a bit of clunky exposition to get there."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 05/11/12
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...displays just enough narrative ingenuity to compensate for a cinematically crude and logistically sketchy deployment of the requisite blood-and-guts mayhem."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 426 words, 05/09/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...does a fair job of laying a spooky groundwork for the revelatory emotional sadism that lies behind most acts of evil; it just takes a bit of clunky exposition to get there."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 05/11/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...a powerfully atmospheric blend of ghostly encounters, horrific situations and missing-persons mysteries... enormously assured... sucks you in like quicksand."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 05/11/12
9.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Road (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 9.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
The Road (2012) (11 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Road (2012)'s reviews cover 11.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,372 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 398 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 12.3 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Road (2012)'s reviews on average broke 12.3 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Road (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Road (2012) (11 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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