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The Rover (2014)

Directed by David Michôd

Most recently watched by archstanton43, seanCduregger, schofizzy, sleestakk

Overview

Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

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Viewing History (seen 3 times)


Date Viewed	Device	Format	Source	Rating
05/28/2018	Home Theater	Blu-ray	Owned	10 stars
01/03/2015	TV	DVD	Rented	9 stars
06/26/2014	Movie Screen	Digital	Theater	10 stars
				(Average) 9.67 stars

Viewing Notes

A simmering, menacing, unsettling movie with searing performances by Pearce and Pattinson, who both convey more emotion through body language and facial expressions than most actors could ever hope to be capable of.

The smattering of violence throughout the film always caught me off-guard, even when I thought I was prepared for it. This is unflattering, non-glorified, harsh violence, shocking in it’s casual brutality. It feels and sounds realistic and is deeply unsettling. And mostly, it is without consequence, like so much violence in the real world.

Another thing that affected me a lot was the constant presence of flies and other bugs. They are everywhere, always, flying about the actors’ faces, getting in their mouths, noses and eyes; crawling across their sweat-covered skin. I took this to be a symbol of death; that these people are already dead; everything around them is dead or dying: everything and everyone they knew, all the social mores and the intricacies of society sloughing away.

Even though I’ve seen some great movies already this year, I can’t imagine this won’t be in my top ten at year’s end.

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