Tom Hanks' immensely charming directorial debut, 1996's musical period piece That Thing You Do!, doesn't feature the most Charlize Theron screen-time, but it's apparent in here that, even in minor roles, the actress knows how to make an excellent impression. It is a role that thankfully was expanded compared to the book, allowing audiences with more time to appreciate Theron's gentle, gently moving work.
It is through these flashbacks that we get a sense of what life once was in this dystopian future and what was lost in the intervening years since then. While Charlize Theron is only seen in brief flashbacks sprinkled throughout, The Road is given several impacting scenes of depth and character thanks to her tender and commendable supporting performance, in a character known simply as "Woman" as none of the characters have names. An understated and appropriately dreary, atmospheric adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's extraordinary 2006 novel of the same name, The Road is certainly not the most uplifting movie out there, to say the least, but it's a striking film all-the-same, particularly thanks to its pair of commanding lead performances from Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee, as well as Robert DuVall and Charlize Theron in two small-yet-crucial supporting turns.
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