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Rubber
2010 82 min France, United States of America R 16+
★6.0
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Director: Quentin Dupieux
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Description
In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.
Budget:
$500,000
US Gross:
$100,370
Worldwide:
$98,017
Starring
Stephen Spinella
Actor
Roxane Mesquida
Actor
Wings Hauser
Actor
Awards
5 wins & 3 nominations
Key opinion
Rubber is a divisive meta-cinematic experiment that functions more as an absurdist, existential critique of film tropes than a traditional narrative. While some viewers celebrate its bold rejection of conventional logic and its playful, anti-film spirit, others find the lack of substance and repetitive pacing tedious.
| Originality | The film functions as a self-aware, meta-textual critique that challenges the audience’s need for logic and traditional narrative causality. | |
| Score | The soundtrack, composed by the director, effectively captures an eclectic, synth-heavy aesthetic that enhances the film's surreal tone. | |
| Acting | The film’s performances are largely perceived as intentional displays of mediocrity or amateurism to mirror the tropes of low-budget B-movies. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is highly polarizing, as the deliberate, slow-moving nature of the tire’s journey is seen by some as an engaging meditative choice and by others as monotonous and lacking in drive. | |
| Theme | Expectations regarding its genre classification vary, with some viewers finding it a clever satire and others feeling disappointed by its failure to deliver the high-octane excitement associated with trash-horror or grindhouse cinema. |