Mad Max: Fury Road
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoë Kravitz
Director: George Miller
Studio: Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Post-apocalypse, Action, Thriller
Based On: Mad Max Series by George Miller
Rating: ★★★★★
Review Spoilers: Light
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It’s been over thirty years since the last film in the Mad Max series, and man, did it come back in a big way. There is no other way to describe Mad Max: Fury Road as anything other than over-the-top high-octane fun. If you can watch it in IMAX 3D, if you can watch it in a Dolby Atmos theater, do it.
Fury Road is every inch the combination of post-apocalyptic exaggeration mixed with some hilarious insights into human nature. If there was ever a film detailing the often foolish choices of man, it’s Fury Road. The story is a simple one, but while that might inhibit most films, for something as boisterously loud and active as Fury Road it only serves as the frame to the sensory overload.
But, trust me, almost all of that takes a back seat to the absolutely breathtaking visual palette of Fury Road. Splashed in tones of yellow, orange, and red, and later deep midnight blue, it’s a gorgeous piece of art. From the yellow-gold sandstorms that swallow the outback to the neon flares that explode like fireworks in the sky, it is unforgiving in painting the world with explosive color.
Final Thoughts: The definition of a wholly unapologetically action-packed film, Mad Max: Fury Road breathes new life into an old series and throws you right back into a world that is hyperbolic and addictive all at once.