Robert Pattinson
Who knew Robert Pattinson could act?
I never thought he could act this good. He was quite brilliant in this movie. It has to his best performance till date. What do you guys think?
If you had seen Cosmopolis or some of his other indies, you would know he could act. He got fantastic reviews for The Rover:
With Animal Kingdom, David Michôd proved that Australia had a place at the table when discussing great new cinematic voices globally (and all but introduced the world to Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Jackie Weaver). With The Rover, he's taken the next step towards auteurship in a stripped-down, sand-blasted, shaggily-moraled, post-apocalyptic Western saga. In it, Robert Pattinson's star shines bright, offering the best performance of the year so far and one certainly worth of chatter come Oscar season.
It's magical enough that Michôd has culled a truly jaw-dropping performance from the oft reviled Twilight icon (who was also strong in Cronenberg's Cosmopolis) but his minimalist take on what remains after society crumbles is a rawhide-tough slice of devastation pie....
...But for every hundred Erics, there is a Rey. A beacon of hope to balance helmeted evil; a "tell me about the rabbits" simplicity to counter the post-Collapse incivility. Pattinson, as this 22nd century take on Lenny, has mined his gift. A solitary scene of him singing along to a mood-smashing pop song is enough to cement his ticky gumption but it's the smaller moments, when he's struggling to think things through, when he really shines. Each time Rey delays his speech, scrunched up and mumbling to find the right word, he secures his place in our sympathies as much as Eric's. Accordingly, Pattinson earns solid consideration for that sacred golden trophy.
Like Rey, The Rover is simple without being simplistic, wandering without being directionless, and solitary without being one-note. And maybe most importantly, it's a signal that Pattinson may yet be a star, but in an entirely different way than we first imagined.
A-
Full review:
http://www.silverscreenriot.com/reviews/out-in-theaters/686-out-in-theaters-the-rover
Pattinson has consistently received praise for his roles since leaving the Twilight franchise.
"Few actors coming off the global recognition and financial clout provided by a record-breaking franchise have been able to do so with as much discernment as Robert Pattinson.
Films from David Cronenberg, Werner Herzog, Anton Corbijn, and David Michôd are under his belt — and James Gray collaborations in the works — and we now have another to add to the forthcoming slate." -- The Film Stage, upon the announcement of his casting as the lead in Good Time directed by the Safdie brothers.
"With David Cronenberg (Maps to the Stars), in an Australian thriller (The Rover, by David Michôd), or even in a small part with Werner Herzog (Queen of the Desert), Pattinson has definitely left mainstream productions and asserted himself as an XXL actor, the new embodiment of indie movies with fire power unequaled in his generation." --Romain Blondeau, French journalist in Les Inrockuptibles, Sept. 2015
Extensive analysis of The Rover:
http://fashcam.com/great-films-the-awards-missed-david-michods-the-rover-starring-guy-pearce-and-robert-pattinson/
About Pattinson: "The part is a breakthrough performance for the actor who brandishes a convincing Southern accent and reveals a depth of emotion in what is one of the most skilfully interiorized and physically nuanced performances of the year, and if the film had been seen by more people, certainly merits awards nominations."
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