Believe the hype. The latest film from the incredibly talented George Miller is an action movie unlike any other. I was expecting big things from the newest Mad Max adventure, and I wasn't at all disappointed by this grand and chaotic film. The picture is essentially one big chase and the delirious action that it delivers from start to finish is unlike anything you've ever seen before. Moving at a breakneck pace and populated with wild characters and their twisted vehicles, the experience is a bit exhausting, but it is also 100% entertaining. The score is ripe, the carnage is downright intoxicating, and I don't know what more we could possibly expect from a movie called
Fury Road. I was really keen on all the girl power that Miller inserted into the mix and the cinema goddess known as Charlize Theron totally killed it as Furiosa. This movie belonged to her as much as it belonged to Tom Hardy as Max, and if she didn't outshine him, . . . well, we'll have to call it a draw. Both were incredible and badass and as much as Miller's robust imagination is to thank for this maniacal blockbuster, it may well have faltered without the benefit of such an impeccable cast. Nicholas Hoult was astounding, totally losing himself in the part of Nux, and it was great to see Hugh Keays-Byrne (he played the villainous Toecutter in the original
Mad Max way back in 1979) as the heavy, a colorful and imposing lunatic called Immortan Joe. While it may be a bit simplistic in terms of plot,
Mad Max: Fury Road is as invigorating and bold as any movie that we've ever been blessed with. If you're looking for a killer movie to blow your mind as the summer draws to a close, you need to take to take a spin with Mad Max and Furiosa. Oh, and be sure to buckle up--it's going to be one hell of a ride.
Final Grade: A
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Let's put it like this: if one were to refer to Mad Max: Fury Road as gleefully
over-the-top and excessively violent, that would definitely be an understatement. |
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