DEN OF GEEK: The top 20 underappreciated films of 2014 incl THE ROVER After all the attention Andrew Michods debut feature Animal Kingdom rightly received, we logically assumed that The Rover would have appeared with a bit more fanfare. But while reviews were largely positive, Michods post-apocalyptic thriller sneaked out on a limited release in US cinemas. Guy Pearce stars as Eric, a seething, violently amoral man on the hunt for his car, which was stolen by a criminal gang. Along the way, Eric forms an uneasy partnership with the gentle, easily-led Rey (Robert Pattinson), a gang member injured and left behind during their escape. What follows is a minimalistic, moody and occasionally brutal film. The Rovers Australian setting and dusty roads have drawn inevitable comparisons to Mad Max, but Michods film has its own stark and meditative atmosphere, with some superb, contrasting performances from Pearce and Pattinson. The Rover also sees Pearce engaged in a confrontation with a group of a disgruntled circus performers, which isnt something we were expecting to see in a bleak, post-societal collapse road movie. No less a figure than Quentin Tarantino praised The Rover as a mesmerising, visionary achievement. And who are we to argue? Source:
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:43:47 +0000
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