The feast seemed served. A spectacular cast, a very talented writer adapting his own novel to the screen, a director that has an extensive trajectory. I went at the theater with faith and even though after the first half hour nothing happened I thought the story might take us somewhere, but not... an hour later we were still moving in circles between characters we had seen in other stories and pseudo-philosophical dialogues inviting us to fall sleep.
Of course we understand the intentions of Ridley Scott: too much reliance on a master of the novel as McCarthy, believing that everything is under control and aiming to let the plot develop by itself. The whole thread is intended to hide the real story, which we sense behind the confusing dialogues and we wait for it to be unveiled at once; but after two hours, if you are still sitting in the movie theater, you realize you've wasted your time and that it does not matter if you wait sitting till the end or if you go outside to do something else.
It is very rare for a movie to cause agreement between the critics and the audience: in this case, neither liked it.
What was seen as a strong candidate for the Academy Awards is just a waste of time, a movie where nothing happens and where everything is long and dense. McCarthy has had his coveted industry experience, now let's hope, for the sake of his readers, that he returns to his novels without rancor.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Cormac McCarthy
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz
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