Am I missing something?

Rating: 6/10 (27 May 2015)

When I think of a cinematic masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road is not the first thing that comes to mind. I can't say I had very high expectations going into the theater, and when I asked what to expect, my friend said "It's a masterpiece in the same way 300 is." I can't actually pick apart this movie and tell someone what was good about it, because I was honestly very bored throughout it. The movie is severely lacking in any substance, as it follows the stories of very 2D characters who drive around in the dust fighting pale metalheads. Aesthetically, sure, it had some value, but it wasn't enough to compensate for the repetitive action and dull story. Mind you, I'm not the type of person to get entertained by monster truck arenas, so perhaps that's a factor. Either way, I really don't see what all the fuss is about. It was a rather boring movie with boring characters and the action scenes might as well just be the same one played on a loop. It takes a certain lack of intelligence to be entertained by a guy jumping from trucks for 2 hours.