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The Tracker (2002)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:29

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: An engrossing drama.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: The year is 1922. The Tracker (David Gulpilil, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The Fugitive, an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman, as... The year is 1922. The Tracker (David Gulpilil, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The Fugitive, an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman, as he leads three mounted policemen: The Fanatic, The Follower and also The Veteran across the outback. The Tracker, a mysterious and enigmatic figure whose true character remains unknown, assists them in their quest. As they move deeper into the bush and further away from civilization, the toxic forces of paranoia and violence begin to escalate, stirring up questions of what is black and what is white and who is leading whom. Their journey becomes an acrimonious and murderous trek that shifts power from one man to another, challenged by the indigenous people they come across as well as each other. -- © ArtMattan Productions [More]

Starring: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Grant Page

Starring: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Grant Page

Director: Rolf De Heer

Director: Rolf De Heer
Producer: Julie Ryan
Studio: ArtMattan Productions

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

strangely awkward in terms of film pacing

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/14/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

[T]he film emphasizes its fable qualities and sets the stage for its moral structure, which hinges on the merging of power and racism and the possibility of resistance.

Full Review Source: Filmjourney | comment Comment
06/01/05
Doug Cummings
Doug Cummings
Filmjourney

[D]rags you across acres of despair, a harsh landscape of the angry, terrified side of human nature...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
03/07/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

A high-minded film that at times verges on didacticism, The Tracker is redeemed by its adherence to a simple yet distinctive approach to storytelling and its uniformly strong acting.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/04/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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De Heer doesn't want the violence to distract from the sadness and the substance of the movie's mythic history lesson. It's an inventive idea, one that probably doomed the movie's commercial prospects here in the States.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
03/04/05
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

An imposing film that tackles a serious theme with dignity and even audacity and that features production values of the highest quality.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/03/05
David Stratton
David Stratton
Variety
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An engrossing study of race and history in Australia.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/03/05
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

The Tracker is the first significant movie to find its way into American theaters in 2005.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/24/05
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Slant Magazine

Specially composed songs makes the study of men driven by primitive cruelty and ruthless justice something of a tone poem.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
02/19/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Combines a classic movie-Western setting and narrative with a Heart of Darkness-like morality play.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/04
Nick Carter
Nick Carter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Interspersed with moments of great suspense, the tragic cat-and-mouse survival adventure overshadows the heavy-handed didacticism.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
04/09/04
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

See the film mainly for the quiet and powerful work of Gulpilil in the title role.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/19/04
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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As the scorned but ever-resourceful guide, Gulpilil has the richest role and makes the most of it.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
02/26/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Too often, The Tracker explains when it would be better to suggest.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/26/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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02/18/04
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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An obvious, hot-coal piece of politically correct agitprop.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment 1 Comment
02/07/04
Harry Haun
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

The Tracker is one of those rare films that deserves to be called haunting.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/30/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The Tracker has the punch of a good Western with a clean and direct script plus an adventurous use of songs and folk paintings.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/27/04
Richard James Havis
Richard James Havis
Hollywood Reporter
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Full Review Source: Critical Eye | comment Comment
01/24/04
Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman
Critical Eye
 
 
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