Rubber

Where do I even begin with a film like Rubber? A tire named Robert who possesses the ability to blow things up with telekinetic powers.

Just let that marinate in your brain for a bit.

You may be thinking, "Why?". I have a simple answer for you: No reason.

This entire film is a self-proclaimed "homage to no reason". It has the feel and style of the French art house cinema from the past, but mixed with a modern day look and dozens of exploding heads. It's as funny as it is bizarre and it's bizarreness is what lands it here today. It's not shocking the same way all the other films I've reviewed are. By now, we've all seen heads explode. That's no big deal. What is a big deal is that fact the what's making those heads explode is the telekinetic powers of a sentient tire. A tire that will kill anything or anyone to get to the girl he's fallen for. That's right, he knows how to love, too. He takes showers, he watches tv, and he explodes the heads of an entire family to do so. Robert the tire doesn't give a damn. Just get out of his way.

Then there's also the other story line that is a commentary on modern cinema audiences. There's a group of people with binoculars watching all of it with us. I'll leave what happens with them a mystery for you to enjoy. However, with one hint. It's the writer/director, Quentin Dupieux's version of "if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?". At least that's how I took it.

It's a very interesting film, full of laughs, confusion, blood and brains. Why did I like this film? No reason.

Shock or not? Shock

Film: 4/5
Shock: 4/5