Robert's acting is simply brilliant! I can't believe he was snubbed by the academies given the solid, well-rounded performance. Any other actor would have been one dimensional is such a flat role, but he really showed what a serious actor can do. Mag-nificent!
Rubber is a movie about a tire that kills people. That's what I knew going in. What it ISN'T is the piece of shlock that description makes it sound like. Instead, imagine an art house film dedicated to the absurdity of films in general, and genre flicks in particular. The tire is our protagonist and by golly, we're going to follow our protagonist as he learns the stand upright, roll, kill, and eventually, emulate people. Not only that, but we're represented in the film by a crowd of bystanders with binoculars and the cast of the film intent on seeing them dead so they can stop "acting". It's aburd all right, and pleasantly so, though its art house stylings do sometimes create momentary longueurs. That's what happens when your hero is a non-verbal object, I suppose, though there are times when you actually empathize with the thing. Craziness. What it's trying to say isn't too clear, possibly even to its makers, but from experience, it's a fun one to TELL people about.
Does a lot with very little. Rubber has a lot of good moments of surrealism and weirdness, just not really any great moments. The scene where the police chief tries to shut everything down kills it though. This movie shows off an interesting relationship between the filmmaker and the audience, both being captive and beholden to each other. How Rubber plays with the diegesis of this relationship makes it worthwhile.
Una película que es preferible haber visto, pero no verla.
Es decir, para decirle a tus amigos "que película más rara", pero mientras la estás viendo "¿Por qué estoy viendo esto?"
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Robert's acting is simply brilliant! I can't believe he was snubbed by the academies given the solid, well-rounded performance. Any other actor would have been one dimensional is such a flat role, but he really showed what a serious actor can do. Mag-nificent!Siskoid
Rubber is a movie about a tire that kills people. That's what I knew going in. What it ISN'T is the piece of shlock that description makes it sound like. Instead, imagine an art house film dedicated to the absurdity of films in general, and genre flicks in particular. The tire is our protagonist and by golly, we're going to follow our protagonist as he learns the stand upright, roll, kill, and eventually, emulate people. Not only that, but we're represented in the film by a crowd of bystanders with binoculars and the cast of the film intent on seeing them dead so they can stop "acting". It's aburd all right, and pleasantly so, though its art house stylings do sometimes create momentary longueurs. That's what happens when your hero is a non-verbal object, I suppose, though there are times when you actually empathize with the thing. Craziness. What it's trying to say isn't too clear, possibly even to its makers, but from experience, it's a fun one to TELL people about.God
how can a movie about a killing tire be so fucking boringrafalavor
Nice cinematography!mobilisinmobili
Fantastically weird.mcmakattack
Does a lot with very little. Rubber has a lot of good moments of surrealism and weirdness, just not really any great moments. The scene where the police chief tries to shut everything down kills it though. This movie shows off an interesting relationship between the filmmaker and the audience, both being captive and beholden to each other. How Rubber plays with the diegesis of this relationship makes it worthwhile.LifeofFiction
It pulls it off with a round hollow main character who shows better acting chops than Megan Fox.Shaav
awesome :DAlliha
Hilarious and wicked movieDeathShrike
Delightful.patato
Original and well done. Enough for me.bmiles76
So many questions.Torgo
I liked the idea too much to say the movie was rubb(er)ish. Arguably what you call a cult film.Oskarsss
didn't like this one, even when i was stonedThe_Charly
Una película que es preferible haber visto, pero no verla.Es decir, para decirle a tus amigos "que película más rara", pero mientras la estás viendo "¿Por qué estoy viendo esto?"
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