Guzzoline-Fueled Action!

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2015)

Mad Max: Fury Road is a film that portrays a future dystopia where chaos lingers amongst every part of the world.
The film revolves around a character known as Max (Hardy), who is captured by a race of people, obsessed with plunging resources. The race is run by a dictator called Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne), that promises a Valhalla-style heaven to his fallen warriors.
Eventually, Max escapes his imprisonment but winds up with Furiosa (Theron) & Immortan Joe's wives; the group have to collaborate to escape Immortan Joe, whilst also finding a way to return to Furiosa's homeland, where it may still be possible for people to live in a sustainable manor.
Now, the film does have great CGI, whilst the music included is very apt, specifically tailored to each scene. The best thing about this movie was definitely the action, with the final action scene being one of the best & longest action sequences I have watched throughout!
The film, however, I just feels lacks something. The character himself, Max, whilst I understand he is the kind of superhero that is a man of few words, did not come across to me effectively & because of that, I did not feel his pain, anguish and actually did not care about him that much. I can't help but liken Max to Riddick from 'The Chronicles of Riddick' but I have to say that I felt Riddick himself was not only cooler, but the way he was presented I cared a lot more about him. Also, the whole concept that they left the Citadel to just then go back just does not seem right to me. Finally, I understand this is just a movie, but the amount of times Max survives impending doom, well, it is slightly unbelievable, even for a superhero!