clintstevens I am on the fence on this one. First off, a stellar acting job by the two main actors. Guy Pearce is always a treat to watch in any role he plays, but the real surprise is Robert Pattinson, who does an outstanding job in his role (who knew?).The story itself is a let down, with not much happening (save for a few grisly murders). The dialog is sparse, which was probably intentional, and the actors have to work at keeping the viewer's interest. It's kind of like a big piece of cake with fancy icing that turns out to be fairly tasteless with lots of empty calories.Here's a hint for you, the title has less to do with the main character that it does with what's in his car's trunk.So I give the movie 5 stars; 2 for the storyline and 9 for the acting. It is worth your time, just to enjoy Guy and Robert's fine acting job.

betty dalton 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.

Brian Dyg 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.

adonis98-743-186503 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. Along the way, he captures one of the thieves' brother, and the duo form an uneasy bond during the dangerous journey. The Rover was kinda of an anticipating film for me but i was kinda disappointed with the whole movie for example Guy Pearce goes after this 3 people because they stole his car? Every Chinese guy is gay and the ending was disappointing this is a film that packs 2 great performances by Pearce and Robert Pattinson unfortunately the plot, the villains and the whole story around this 2 characters was pretty dumb and that's why i'm going to give the Rover a rating of 6.5/10.