The Rover

A24 | Release Date: June 13, 2014

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 129 Ratings

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mo0nbuggy1Aug 29, 2014

If you were to take all the scenes of delayed importance and poor attempts of tension out this movie it would go for about 20 minutes. I can quite honestly say this is the most boring movie I have ever watched, it suffers from a severe lackIf you were to take all the scenes of delayed importance and poor attempts of tension out this movie it would go for about 20 minutes. I can quite honestly say this is the most boring movie I have ever watched, it suffers from a severe lack of content and is instead replaced by the most frustrating style of dialogue I have ever had to sit through. A one line sentence from the main character literally becomes a 5-10 minute scene where nothing of any importance or significance to the story eventuates, in between these mundane set pieces of characters staring at each other aimlessly over the top of ear crunching music which is a mix between the action scenes from full metal jacket and a rusty tin shed being trampled my a heard of pissed off cows there are moments of violence, random people get shot etc....Rinse and repeat this method a few times and you come to the end of the movie where once again you are left shaking your head and saying to yourself...........Is that it?
Go watch mad max, nothing to see here.… Expand

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bob13bobSep 30, 2014

suffers from too low a budget. The movie tries to remain interesting with Guy Pierce's good acting, parading a cast of circus characters, bizarro back drop, and depressing tone. The writing, characters, and dialog is just not where it needssuffers from too low a budget. The movie tries to remain interesting with Guy Pierce's good acting, parading a cast of circus characters, bizarro back drop, and depressing tone. The writing, characters, and dialog is just not where it needs to be. Too many inconsistencies in them to be convincing, or worth a watch. Comparing this to similar "the road", a similarly depressing but unlike Rover, Road's plot more carefully ironed out, it's world better crafted with a larger budget. Worth a fast forward if you liked the Road.… Expand

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MaxgallowOct 12, 2018

Words like boring and plotting come to mind. Long shot of cars driving down highway's. The slowest post apocalyptic movie I've ever Watched. The characters are incredibly unsympathetic so you don't care what happens to them. The missionWords like boring and plotting come to mind. Long shot of cars driving down highway's. The slowest post apocalyptic movie I've ever Watched. The characters are incredibly unsympathetic so you don't care what happens to them. The mission that throws them together feels a little too much like Captain Ahab in the white whale. All in all absolutely skip this film it isn't worth two minutes of your time… Expand

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lupioApr 27, 2015

Interesting parts but the main character is just flat and boring. Patchy logic, broken motivations and inconsistent tone make what could have been great kind feel boring and pointless.

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jimenycricketJun 13, 2014

A really sad missed opportunity. Brings nothing new to the genre. Buckles under its own sense of self importance. Basically dares the viewer to like it. Really disappointing movie going experience.

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BroyaxAug 4, 2019

Du post-apo australien sans queue ni tête et rempli d'air... une baudruche qui n'en finit plus de se déballonner pendant plus d'une heure quarante... Il faut le voir pour le croire, en images et en sons parce que rien que d'en parler, onDu post-apo australien sans queue ni tête et rempli d'air... une baudruche qui n'en finit plus de se déballonner pendant plus d'une heure quarante... Il faut le voir pour le croire, en images et en sons parce que rien que d'en parler, on arrive pas à y croire.

Le scénario fait "pschiiit" à peine commencé, alors que Guy Pearce la gueule pleine d'embruns poursuit des crevards qui viennent de faucher sa Holden. A partir de là, le temps devient très long, très lent, peuplé de quelques dialogues ineptes pour tenter de remplir le vide intersidéral de ce qui se veut... un "film".

L'apo en question, on ne sait pas, personne ne sait, même pas les andouilles à la réalisation ou l'écriture (?) de ce machin avec ses quelques clampins dans le désert. Navrant, sans objet et en plus, j'ai pas vu la moindre Rover.… Expand

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