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Pattinson stars in "The Rover." | Alexandra Wyman/Invision/AP
Robert Pattinson is tired.  The 28-year-old has spent the better
part of the last month doing press for David Michôd's "The
Rover," a slow-burn thriller that's caked in equal parts dirt,
dried blood and nihilism. Pattinson has appeared on the cover of
The Hollywood Reporter. He's done interviews with BuzzFeed, The
Daily Beast, Indiewire, Jimmy Kimmel and, now, The Huffington
Post. "It was good in theory," Pattinson said of the press
gauntlet, before trailing off.  Fortunately, the performance
Pattinson is promoting is one of his best yet. He plays Rey in
"The Rover," a simple-minded criminal who gets left for dead by
his brother in post-apocalyptic Australia and then goes on a
journey of revenge with Eric (Guy Pearce), a man also wronged by
Rey's sibling.  "I think lots of people want to do stuff that's
relatable, and I want to