The Rover (15)
dir: David Michôd
Most actors bring associations from previous roles but Guy Pearce’s baggage is strictly of the carry-on variety. So it’s a minor in-joke to see the man who couldn’t remember anything in Memento starring in The Rover as someone who can’t forget. He plays Eric, who once did a terrible thing and now plods implacably through the outback in khaki shorts, sporting a steel-wool beard. “You should never stop thinking about a life you’ve taken,” he grunts. “That’s the price you pay for taking it.”
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