Rubber (2010)

RUBBER  (2010)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Quentin Dupieux
    Stephen Spinelli, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser,
    Roxane Mesquida, Remi Thorne, Tara O'Brien
The title character in this movie is an old tire. Seriously. Well, not too seriously. The tire's half-buried in a rural dump site somewhere in the Southwest, and it pokes its way out of the sand slowly, a little at a time. It moves tentatively at first. It's wobbly and falls down a lot, and takes a while to find its footing, or it would, if, you know, tires had feet. But once it hits the road - an empty desert highway - it can't be stopped. The tire's name is Robert, and before long, Robert's on a killing spree, cornering unsuspecting lawmen and motel maids and making their heads explode. It also enjoys kicking back in an easy chair watching auto races on TV, and can be observed sneaking a peek at a naked girl taking a shower. (One thing Robert does not know how to do is swim.) Who would've thought a tire could be so dynamic and resourceful? Well, the folks who dreamed up this movie did, and it's way better than you'd probably expect. The tire really is a character - I have no idea how they got it to move like that - and the film doesn't just break down the fourth wall, it makes the audience part of the process - and then poisons the audience. You've really got to see it to know what I'm talking about, and I recommend that you do.