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movie review - Rubber

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

This is a movie about a pissed-off semi-sentient car tire that discovers it has psionic abilities. Developing a bald obsession with a young woman, it sets out to .. well, I'm not sure. Featuring a cast that includes people gathered* specifically to observe the tire's activities and a not small body count, the writers provide spare dialogue and avoid well-worn cliches or treading on the characters in a way that's refreshing. The only jarring note for me came in the coda, in which the titular character leading a gang of similar tires into Hollywood. I felt that the point had been made and that this was unnecessary.

I'm not good at puns. Wait, is anyone?

Strongly recommended. With a caveat that it won't be for everyone.