Arguably the best action film ever made

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2018)

Mad Max: Fury Road
It is unbelievable that Mad Max: Fury Road's director George Miller made Happy Feet and Babe but then he also made the original Mad Max and hence that statement should be the other way around. Of course, since this is almost 30 years since that Mad Max, the new version is at least 30 times grander.
Somewhere George Miller is yelling "My movie's action will speak louder than words" and that's exactly what the film does. It is a visual spectacle that redefines the sheer pace of an action movie narrative. Almost 90 minutes of the 120 minute movie happens on dirt-kicking moving vehicles which just refuse to slow down. When the vehicles stop you are gasping for air and feel like taking a shower but before u can regain your senses those mutated vehicles are running again.
Of course, words are not important, whenever the action quietens you have stunted B Movie dialogues which could have been better except for this hidden gem "Hope is a mistake, if you cant fix whats broken you will go insane." My only grouse with the film though was that whenever there is an opportunity to show unbridled gore, Miller flinches (maybe cause a NC-17 threat was peeking over his shoulder) but the movies jarring metal soundtrack makes up for it.
The star if not 'the action' would be by far Charlize Theron as Furiosa, a cold and calculating rebel who has balls of steel and then there is Tom Hardy as Mad Max who is more insane than Mel Gibson could ever get. See his eyes dart to and fro in a crucial climax scene. The guy seems dead inside much like the desolate wastleand he dwells in and yet there is a craziness which lurks in him.
Mad Max is not a perfect film and may age poorly but it is definitely the most exhilarating film you would see in a long time.
One Word: Epic!