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01/24/04
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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.
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... [More]
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02/18/04
Top CriticThough certainly not without merit, Rolf de Heer’s The Tracker commits the cardinal sin of cinema; it’s excruciatingly boring a good chunk of the time.
11/26/03
An obvious, hot-coal piece of politically correct agitprop.
02/07/04
De Heer leaves no stone unturned in going for the obvious.
01/16/04
Top Criticstrangely awkward in terms of film pacing
10/14/05
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12/06/05
[Gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass.
04/10/03
Top CriticToo often, The Tracker explains when it would be better to suggest.
02/26/04
As the scorned but ever-resourceful guide, Gulpilil has the richest role and makes the most of it.
02/26/04
This is one movie that may fare better on home video, where viewers can hit the mute button every time those awful ditties come along.
01/15/04
An imposing film that tackles a serious theme with dignity and even audacity and that features production values of the highest quality.
03/03/05
Kept me engrossed.
01/09/04
A concentrated and wonderful film.
01/07/04
[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.
06/01/05
A stunning piece of visual poetry that will, hopefully, be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in Australia’s film history.
12/08/02
An engrossing study of race and history in Australia.
03/03/05
The Tracker is a deftly rendered Australian parable about white racism and aboriginal survival in the face of the politics of violence and domination.
01/15/04
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.
03/04/05
The Tracker is the first significant movie to find its way into American theaters in 2005.
02/24/05
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