Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller
Writer: George Miller
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
Strengths: Action, effects and acting
Weakness: Storyline is quite simplistic
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating: 4.5/5
Plot: In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her childhood homeland.
Review: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is the 4th installment in mastermind, George Miller's insane post-apocalyptic journey. Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) has to drive a 'war 'rig to the next town and siphon gasoline. Furiosa ends up double crossing her boss 'Immortan Joe' and steals his 5 wives to take them back to her homeland where they can be safe. Alongside her is Max, a man of action and very few words. Together they must fight through hordes of enemies in what is basically a 2 hour long, high speed chase that is riddled with fire and blood. This movie is absolutely insane. What you saw in the trailers wasn't even close to the level of crazy that goes down in this movie. The stunt work is choreographed and directed to perfection. There's explosions going off everywhere, cars blowing up left, right and center, people being killed and blown to shreds. But none of it is convoluted, it all streams together perfectly, you know what is happening, when it happens. The only legitimate complaint is that there's not much of a story. But honestly, the story is just enough to achieve the connections needed between the characters in the movie to come together and for the chase to take place. It is indeed a all-out action flick. For something to be great it doesn't need to be a vibrant cohesive piece of art. There's enough story to keep you paying attention to it and not just going in for explosions. Not to mention that it's not driven through its narrative or its dialog. It's driven by its characters and its action. The character of Nicholas Hoult was developed amazingly well, I didn't really expect to see much from him but he really became his own in this movie. Furiosa was also developed just enough to make you feel something for her character. She's one of the only good left in a world full of bad. What Miller does in this movie is make characters that not only do you care for but are also incredibly likable and super bad ass. Max wasn't developed as much as some of the others but that's because you already know who Mad Max is. He's a man that's had everything taken from him and he has nothing left to lose. All he wants is to be left in peace. But it's really Furiosa who carries the movie. She is fierce, she's skilled, she's unpredictable and she's all out bad ass. Mad Max: Fury Road is an instant action classic. If you don't see it in theaters then you are missing out.
Reviewed by Mohammad Haque
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