The Rambler (film)

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The Rambler
The Rambler Film.jpg
Directed byCalvin Reeder
Written byCalvin Reeder
Produced by
  • Nate Bolotin
  • Roger M. Mayer
  • Christo Dimassis
  • James Lejsek
  • Clayton Young
Starring
CinematographyDave McFarland
Edited byBuzz Pierce
Music by
Production
companies
Also Known As Pictures
Brooklyn Reptyle Films
WindowLight Pictures
XYZ Films
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Rambler is a 2013 American independent horror film written and directed by Calvin Reeder.

Contents

The film's narrative concerns a mysterious loner known only as the Rambler, played by Dermot Mulroney. Newly released from prison, he embarks on a dark journey across a bleak and strange contemporary landscape, meeting a bizarre cast of characters.

Plot

Cast

Release

The Rambler was premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and subsequently screened within such festivals as South by Southwest and Maryland Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Lionsgate and Starz/Anchor Bay on June 25, 2013. [1]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 10 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6.1/10. [2] On Metacritic, which assigns a rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [3]

Amy Nicholson from LA Times gave the film a negative review, writing "What all of this means is, frankly, nothing. But it's a handsome nothing, at least until you get sick of the screaming." [4] Justin Lowe from The Hollywood Reporter called the film "Misguided exercise in genre fetishism", criticizing the film's plot, cheap special-effects, and performances. [5] Drew Hunt from Slant Magazine gave the film a positive review, writing, "Like Inland Empire , essentially a three-hour reel of David Lynch’s nightmares, the film is anchored in the sort of dream logic that may only make complete sense to its creator. Reeder’s dogged refusal to allow even the smallest semblance of standard movie comforts—likeable characters, narrative logic, easily identifiable themes—to worm their way into the film may be hubristic, but by that same token, it’s refreshing and revitalizing to watch someone assertively rattle the cages of cinematic form. After all, there’s more than one way to tell a story." [6]

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