Poor John Hillcoat’s “The Road.” It’s feeling the the unwanted stepchild of the the Weinstein Company if it wasn’t already.
It’s been bounced around more release dates than we care to remember and it finally landed a few months ago as a wide release on November 25 (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving) after being knocked off its October 16 limited release date.
Not anymore. That plans changed again and according to a email we received about local theater chain markets, the film has reverted back to a limited release roll-out plan (or at least it seems like that’s the case). So that means, for example in this specific case, Connecticut won’t be getting the film on November 25 and that opening date has probably scaled back to a simple New York/L.A. release that will expand afterwards. So if you’re not in those two cities, you’re probably going to have to wait a week at least. We liked the bleak film, but it’s been met with a lot of mixed reviews, albeit, ones that improved after Venice.
Remember TWC has had money issues and are probably putting all their pennies in the “Nine” basket at the moment. Viggo Mortensen’s chances of scoring an Oscar nomination for Best Actor seems slimmer and slimmer.