Critic Reviews

• Don Groves, sbs.com.au

  Road movie is a truckin' waste of energy.

• Giles Hardie, Unknown2

  Fun then fierce, light then laconic, Prime Mover is primarily entertaining, and there's nothing wrong with that.

• Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia)

  An uneasy blend of whimsy with elements that are deliberately harsh or humdrum.

• Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald

  David Caesar, in his fifth feature, captures something real about the lives of these people. It has a nice brittle quality, a sort of sad and melancholy truth.

• Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia)

  Ambitious, colourful and jolting film, which succeeds on the back of its winning performances and strain of magic realism.

• Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia)

  There is barely enough to Prime Mover's story to sustain a full-length feature, let alone the attention of restless viewers.

• Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

  Prime Mover deals in the everyday lives of recognisably Australian characters in a way that makes their journey matter to us. And it does it in unique style

• Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

  Big dreams, harsh reality and a quirky fantasy make up the engine of David Caesar's likeable new film, in which a prime mover is the prime motivation of his pie-in-the-sky protagonist

• Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

  Were it not for Thomas's convoluted personal story, and a rather unlikable performance from Dorman who struggles to channel the idealistic, hard-as-steel spirit of his character, I might have liked it more.

• Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)

  David Caesar has been wanting to make this for decades... and I think there's a maturity with this film that is really lovely.

• Ben McEachen, Empire Magazine Australasia

  The collision of styles and genre ideas runs along a familiar road, losing control when the paint job can't disguise what's under the bonnet.

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