good back-story, and good acting

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Pearce, as the Protagonist, delivers a strong performance. I have come expect this from him. His character seethes and silently wrestles with rage throughout. Though there is no real scope to display range, his delivery is authentic, making the character believable. Pattison gives an engaging performance, this was unexpected. He did well not to overact and allow his character, Rey, to drift into caricature or start mugging. The movie has the spare, unforgiving Western nowhereness you'd associate with Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy -transposed to Australia. The Protagonist pursues the stolen car with the same desperate relentlessness Billy pursues his father's stolen horse in The Crossing. I watched this movie when it came out first and enjoyed it more perhaps on my recent second viewing. The reviews I have read are polarised; I can't relate to much of the criticism and I can't say the film is exceptional. It is entertaining with decent production values, great cinematography. The dialogue is sparse, the lack of tropes is refreshing. A strong lead performance and good support. Well worth watching.

A little slow in the very beginning but an intriguing story and relationship that is built with the two main characters really made for a Good movie! You will be surprised and interested.... Both Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson were a pleasure to watch. A deviation from character portrayal for Pattinson and I was pleasantly surprised at his ability to make you believe his character and become almost endearing regardless of the odd part he plays.

The world is reeling from an economic mealy down. Society hangs on precariously in a state of lawlessness. Following a botched bank robbery a man's car is stollen. This is his story of getting his car back.The main character is hardened, non communicative and solely dedicated to the task of getting his car back. What follows is a violent road movie with one of the most unlikable, grumpiest heroes of all time. Despite being a total douche I did start to warm to the character. This is a clear indication of how well made the movie is. Guy Pierce is great, which is just as well as he is tasked with shouldering most of the load.The world is grubby, squalid and dangerous. Yet it has an element of realism about it. The police desperately try to keep order in a world where most people have all but given up.An enjoyable watch with a beautifully bitter ending.

This is my first review on IMDb. I have over a 1000 ratings on Movies alone and never felt compelled to review any of them. Until Now.This movie really got under your skin and made me wonder about humanity and ethics.The Rover creates a dense and immersive atmosphere almost post apocalyptic in the Australian Outback. When the actors pull the trigger, it felt very real like it had happened on the same room as I was in.The soundtrack used in the movie is commendable. Kudos to the very well placed use of 'Pretty Girl Rock' and the small humour with Robert Pattinson. Both Guy Pearce as lead actor and Robert Pattinson as support actor made astonishing performances, specially the latter. I honestly believe his performance would be worth an Oscar.