The Rover, Australian director David Micheod's follow-up to his fantastic 2010 crime caper, Animal Kingdom, is more thoughtful and meditative than most of its summer box office brethren, and the subject matter – involving two down-and-out drifters (Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson) forced to survive a harsh, unforgiving physical and cultural landscape in the aftermath of a global financial collapse – doesn't exactly scream box office gold. But Micheod is a skilled craftsman, and Pearce showcases a bravura performance of fierce restraint. Well worth a look.