The Rover (2014)

I recorded this because it stars Robert Pattinson, an actor that has surprised me with his ability to choose interesting projects. This generalization excepts the Twilight franchise, of course.

The story is set "10 years after the collapse" in the depressing Australian nothingness. Guy Pearce is a loner whose car is stolen while he's getting a drink. The entirety of the movie, until the final scene, is him attempting to get it back. Along the way, he encounters the simple brother of one of the thieves, with whom he joins up in order to expedite the search.

This felt like a billion other dystopian-future films. Human life isn't worth much and joy is non-existent. That the two leads managed to make me care about them was a pretty decent trick. The eye-rollingly silly reveal for the "hero's" commitment to finding his car (hint: check the title) was not.

C+