Intense non-stop road rage

Rating: 8/10 (12 June 2015)

If, like me, you've heard about the original Mad Max trilogy but never gotten around to watching any of them don't let that put you off from watching this movie. It's a stand alone film with imagery so intense it'll be haunting you for days.
The characters all have individual and quirky personalities and - despite the title - it's a film that's not solely about a man called Max. In fact, a group of strong women headed by Charlize Theron's character Imperator Furiosa play a significant part in it.
This is not a dialogue-laden movie, with Tom Hardy's Max mainly grunting his way through each scene and any silence being taken up with the sound of large engines revving. This doesn't take away from the movie at all - rather it helps to emphasise the whole madness that has taken hold of humanity.
It's an adrenaline fueled film, with strong characters, a decent story line and intense imagery. Never has a film's imagery had such a strong effect on me - the craziness, the landscapes, the vehicles, the chases, the people are all just brilliant.