*** out of **** "Rubber" begins with a car driving through a California desert, obnoxiously knocking over and breaking chairs that are in its way while a skinny man with glasses and a briefcase watches. Out from the trunk of the car emerges a police officer (Stephen Spinella) who proceeds to list movies (such as "E.T" and "The Pianist") that supposedly contain elements of "no reason". The lieutenant then tells us that the film we are about to see is a homage to elements of … more
I tend to watch a lot of off-beat and non-mainstream movies. When you do this, you'll come across as much garbage as there was in the trash compactor scene in the original STAR WARS. However, every once in a while you'll uncover a gem. Sometimes, you'll uncover a really unusual movie that's really not all that great, but is so unusual that the very oddity and absurdity of it makes it stand out and worth watching through. RUBBER is one of those movies. RUBBER … more