The Rambler
The Rambler
R | 21 January 2013 (USA)
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After being released from prison, a man known as The Rambler stumbles upon a strange mystery as he attempts a dangerous journey through treacherous back roads and small towns en route to reconnecting with his long lost brother.

Reviews
Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
tpurcell-23392 I thought this movie was amazing. It was mysterious and original with really good gore and great camera work. It was just really stunning visually from beginning to end.I'm not a huge Mulroney fan, but he did an admirable in job bringing depth and humor to a role that didn't have a lot of dialogue to work with, which has to be challenging. And it was fun to see him a role other than some stupid romantic comedy. I hate romcoms. I am not familiar with Lindsay Pulsipher, but she worked well with Mulroney and I'll definitely look for her in other films. She seems worth watching.Great supporting characters too. The mad scientist was horrible and funny at the same time, and the cab driver blathering on about Frankenstein was hysterical. There was actually a surprising amount of humor for a movie that was definitely not a comedy.
mica74-732-665004 I watched this film last night and had no idea what to expect to be honest. I would normally read a review before I watch but I just played it.My thoughts. A lot of previous posters try to understand what the meaning to this film is. To me it's very apparent what the meaning is. You know this at the very start of the film and throughout.This film is very dark in places and although some of the scenes can be regarded as funny they can also be rather disturbing all at the same time.Watch it if you dare that's all I say. And midnight as another poster pointed out is probably the best time.
gavin6942 Who is the rambler (Dermot Mulroney)? All we know is that he has been released from prison and is on his way to his brother's farm. But this is not important -- what matters are all the misadventures he has between point A and point B.I really wanted to like this movie. The characters are interesting, some of the story is incredibly funny, and it is all-around entertaining. But, unfortunately, the film is completely disjointed. For every good segment, there is a bad segment, and unfortunately the better ones are in the beginning so as the film goes on the viewer becomes less entertained.Editing might have solved some of the problems, but as a whole I think there is only so much that could be done here... the film comes across as a series of short films or television episodes. And in those formats it might have a strong following. As a feature film, it tends to fail because of the lack of central narrative.
dadatuuexx First of all let me say this" this film is a trip" . I wont say if it was a good trip,but i will say that you don't see stuff like this a lot.If you enjoy films like "The Deadly Drifter " ,or "The Big Empty", you,ll be right at home.Fellini-type images,flashing between dreams ,and nightmares,light ,and dark.Dis-jointed,non-liner , and just plain weird.I like these type of movies,and love abstract things,in art ,and film.If this sounds like something up your alley ,go for it. If not,move on to the next ,trendy ,garden path plot movie,at the nearest 10 plex,and have no worries.I myself like a challenge,and a film NOT set up like a paint-by-number art set.Its up to new story-tellers to give us something new, like this.If you like stuff thats NOT mainstream,this is for you.