Drifter

I had to go online to figure out this was supposed to be a "post-apocalyptic" story. The information on Netflix and online says that these 2 brothers are supposed to be avenging their father's death, but there is no dialogue about it, no flashbacks to actually let the viewer know that. It was just them shooting some guy, and then them driving! It was boring. Almost NOTHING happens the first hour, then when they encounter the actual cannibals, it was a huge letdown. The director should be ashamed.

The good: It really sounds and looks the part. This director knows how to evoke emotions with images and sound only. That is really kinda special, because not many directors are capable of painting a mood without any dialogue.

More good: this is a really bleak and depressing story. And at the start I was really into this world of doom.

The bad: what is lacking though are (more) credible characters who actually interact with each other, like real humans would do. Even a bleak "end of the world" movie needs credible characters. Just showing a world of doom and murder aint enough to keep me hooked...

EVERY character is a stereotype and some of these characters dont come across as believable at all, which destroys the movie magic and the suspense for me personally.

Especially the "bad guy" is rather laughable in his acting manners, which is such a shame. There is NO real suspense or thrill to speak of, when I think the "bad guy" looks and acts silly...

This movie only has got one gear, which unfortunately got stuck in gimmickry of doom and gloom.

A post-apocalyptic movie about two brothers travelling through the country on the car, which makes them very noticeable since working cars are very rare and everyone wants it.

Weak story, but captivating visuals and memorable direction. Every character is dumb and an asshole, aside from the doctor, who is just dumb but at least not a complete garbage like all others. Her motivation to live in such a city with such neighbors is really, really questionable. Overall, it's pretty much almost an arthouse movie, the events don't make much sense but the way they're presented makes them interesting to watch and memorable, with the fitting atmospheric score making them more effective. The cast is really great, especially the town villains - really psychotic and dangerous.

I don't know what's in the heads of those who said it tries to be like Tarantino, it's just a complete lie. I watched all Tarantino movies, Drifter is nothing like them at all. It much more closer to the movies like Hobo With a Shotgun - grimdark post-apocalypse with specific coloring and mood.

Listen, I get the bad reviews I really do but this delivered gore, action, and some very strange, original characters. The camera angles and score also kept my interest and built up intrigue but I must complain about the second half of the film, it really falls flat and nothing much happens. Would I run out and buy the DVD, no but like I said the movie was "fun" and the actors really were dedicated to their roles, especially the murderous townies.

Apocalyptic type setting, 2 brothers looking out for themselves. Felt like a video game/comic movie - think "sin city" but 1/1000th the quality and plot.

Movie was trying to capture shock attention from viewer with gruesome violence and sadistic characters but it wasn't scary nor suspenseful. Idk maybe the movie was supposed to be a horror-comedy? Boooooo!!!!!!!!