The Road

Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: May 11, 2012

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Ratings

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ILHMJan 31, 2013

Filipino director Yam Laranas mixes atmospheric terror with outright shocks in his latest feature, THE ROAD. An unsolved missing persons case is re-opened when three teens disappear off of the same fateful road twelve years later. What theFilipino director Yam Laranas mixes atmospheric terror with outright shocks in his latest feature, THE ROAD. An unsolved missing persons case is re-opened when three teens disappear off of the same fateful road twelve years later. What the police will discover is more horrifying than anyone could have imagined, with a string of deaths spanning over two decades! Once Laranas has established his dark, oppressive mood, he never lets up, and follows through with a steady stream of haunting images that will chill you to the bone. The story unfolds in three seemingly unrelated stories, which have been carefully tied together in the end to reveal the sinister secret behind each of the mysterious deaths. Laranas takes a timely approach in introducing each new set of characters, allowing his talented cast to bond with the audience before they meet their inevitable demise. The end result is a well-told ghost story that easily stacks up against its Japanese equivalents JU-ON and RINGU in the terror department.… Expand

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MegWhiteleyMay 11, 2012

The Year of the horror films, The Innkeepers, The Cabin in the Woods, and The Woman in Black and now the Road, other classic of the horror movies. The trama is really interesting, the development is great, this movie is incredible.

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aaronpaul121May 14, 2012

The way they sequence the story in this movie is very unique...not the usual past to current events sequence, it works and it makes the movie more interesting and makes the development of the story more anxious. It just lacks that (super)The way they sequence the story in this movie is very unique...not the usual past to current events sequence, it works and it makes the movie more interesting and makes the development of the story more anxious. It just lacks that (super) scary moments which will really highlight the movie even more. But if I will look on the overall presentation of the movie, I can say that it is definitely good enough for it to receive high marks from users and critics....… Expand

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GyeahMay 12, 2012

It was a great horror to watch for the first time to watch on its premier here For me it's two thumb ups, it was entertaining,not that scary but it will make me
Jump out where I sit great

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