Review of The Rover (2014) by Filippo V — 05 Dec 2016

I really like Guy Pearce in this film. But that's all that's good about it.

Frankly, I spent half the film trying to work out what Rey was saying and even then, it seems like a huge bloodbath just to retrieve a stolen car.

Therein lies the problem with this film. Is it post-apocalyptic or not? You genuinely believe this at the start of the film. Then up crops a doctor who fixes wounds, trains pass by, a hotel room appears with the lights on, the police, the army appear to enforce order and strangely - for a world without petrol referred to early on in the film - Guy Pearce finds enough gasoline to burn the bodies at the end.

Australian post-apocalypse? Stick to Mad Max.