A fantastic Car chase through the poisoned desert

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2015)

This starts of very quickly with little ceremony and gets straight into the action; and this is an Action film with a capital 'A'. The expected Mad Max components are there; raiders, apocalyptic locations, cross bows etc; but the film is essentially one massive car chase.
But I wouldn't let that put you off. The action is constant and relentless. The clever use of minimal CGI means everything looks fantastic.
It stays true to the Mad Max theme with an element of cheesiness which is vital for this kind of movie to stay brutal but stop it getting too dark.
There are strange contraptions, men on poles, mutated cliché characters preserved from the old world. The vehicles are wacky, interesting and varied. I personally loved what can only be described as the worlds most improbable morale boosting device?
The only two gripes I have is the cgi for the flash backs is very poor along with the obligatory 3d scenes of steering wheels hurtling out the screen (they are even more annoying when you choose to watch in 2d). And the story is a little insulated. You are either in the big rig or chasing the big rig - I would have liked to see a dash more of the ruined world.
But there is an awful lot to love about this. Some may find it a little simplistic, some a little too camp. But I think it would have been difficult to win all hearts and minds with this one.