07/18/2018 The first half viewers will have no idea why is this a movie? .. skip ahead .. skip ahead almost to the very end where you get to finally find out why Mr. Killer/apparent loser Guy Pearce wants his car back. Bon Appetit

The world economy has collapsed, only the most hardened people survive. That is the setting in which actor Guy Pearce plays an australian farmer whose car gets stolen by fugitive criminals. "The Rover" depicts the riveting pursuit to reclaim the stolen car."The Rover" is as bleak,dark and lost as I have ever seen it. But it can be worth it for those who are into this sort of movies portraying the bleak and gruesome suffering of poor people. No hope for anyone of a better future, only survival is what counts in this apocalyptic wasteland in "The Rover". Acting skills are beyond superb in this picture. Guy Pearce as well as Robert Pattinson play the roles of their lives. Almost unrecognizable, they both play intrigueging characters who are wasted and doomed. The soundtrack is as eery, rough and cold as the characters themselves. This movie drains out every inch of believe in humanity. The only thing the few remaining people in this wasteland do is trying to survive, by treating there fellow humans as threats, which can be shot dead in a second.Despite all this bleakness I still do recommend and appreciate this picture. Yes, the suffering is boring and pointless. Yes, the characters are depressed and mentally deranged. Yes, it is violent and heinous. And yes, I still do recommend it very much. Seen it 3 times now and it is here to stay. I must confess the first time I saw it, I just felt an aching hollow as if I had been gutted like a butchered deer. During the second and third time I watched it, this movie became more than just watching depressing violence and poverty. Therefore I think "The Rover" has great value and will be watched by me more often than the previously 3 times. Still I will only watch it when I am depressed. Not a joke, it is truly the only mindset with which I can stumach this much bleakness and cruelty as depicted in "The Rover". Still I will reward it with 8 stars.

Oh boy!! I just finished seeing this, and I am blown away. This is a fantastic movie and I loved everything about it. I must admit I am surprised, that the total rating is at only 6,4 for the time being. The performances are incredible!! I expected a solid performance from Pearce (which he delivered) and happily surprised that also Pattison delivered a stunning and engaging performance. This movie comes highly recommended.

The Rover is unflinchingly bleak in it's portrayal of a post apocalyptic Australia where society has regressed into a mistrusting and primal way of life. The world as we currently know it is gone and many of the things we now take for granted are in decline, and consequently expensive and sought after. Violence is prevalent in such a world - and a way of life - just as it has been so in the past of human history. The story focuses on Eric played by Guy Pearce. His car is stolen - and he goes about retrieving it with a violent vengeance as he discovers that Rey, played by Robert Pattinson, is the injured brother of one of the thieves they have carelessly left behind. Eric and Rey form an unlikely and uncomfortable bond as they journey towards the climax of the movie, and it is this bond that gives the story any form of hope and redemption for humanity. Pattinson is very good in his role as Rey. He plays a very simple and incredibly fragile man forced to take actions unnatural to him to survive. Pearce steals the show with his gritty performance. He is mysterious, brutal and intense. The world he lives in has hardened him considerably. But he still has love in his heart which is proved both with his relationship with Rey, and the final moment where we discover just what made him want his car back so badly. The Rover is underrated, and a triumph for Australian cinema.