Rating of
4/4
All the Thrills of an Action Movie
Chase - wrote on 11/04/15
I want to say up front that I've never seen a single Mad Max movie before I watched this one. So my perspective is from someone who's new to the franchise. With that being said, Mad Max: Fury Road absolutely blew my freaking mind away on how incredible this movie is. The story is really about Charlize Theron's character as Furiosa, as she tries to get a group of people from a cult leader who's chasing them down and Mad Max (Tom Hardy) is stuck in the middle of the conflict. Director George Miller has find a brilliant way to keep me at the edge of my seat from the very beginning to the very end. The plot is very simplistic as the entire movie is just one huge chase scene lead by our villains. Usually that type of storytelling tend to make the movie stale overtime, but, for whatever reason, it really works to its advantage. The film always find a way to keep me on the edge of my seat and the action scenes in this movie is some of the best I've ever seen. The realistic sense of it all and the fear that I get from seeing our heroes in real danger is gripping and exciting. But something that I applaud the movie for is that it balances out the insane moment with some legitimate heartfelt moments as well, as we see the humanity in our characters in an insane world. The only thing I have against the movie is that I wished there was a little bit more time to get to know the character. But I feel that's a very nitpicky thing when the movie did everything that it could to keep me hooked. Mad Max Fury Road is an incredible action movie and for those who loves the genre, it's required to watch this film.
