Movie Making At It's Purest...Just Breakdown & Go See It!

Rating: 8/10 (1 June 2015)

I guess you could say my interest in Mad Max movies is non-existent. At 55, I've never seen any of the previous ones even though I watched my share of movies during the VHS years of which the original was a breakout hit. So, why now am I not only watching a MadMax movie, but reviewing it? Simply because I'm guessing there are others not unlike me.
I like a good action movie or sci-fi flick and often watch ones I feel are over-ambitious ending up flat. Especially some that require total belief suspension which are, in my opinion, harder to pull off. With that in mind I wouldn't have desired to see the latest Mad Max movie as I had nothing invested in the franchise previously. What changed my mind is I kept hearing on multiple TV shows positive diatribes on the movie. After decades of being immune I broke. You know what? I really enjoyed it.
This is pure movie making because the story isn't at all creative or, really, even compelling. The acting isn't anything special either though I realize some probably differ in my opinion. What is special is the sum of dramatic local vistas, unique characters brought to life, and a constant pummeling action that hardly lets up. This is what makes the movie so edgy and fun to watch. Here's some writers who found the right director and cinematographer to make a completely unbelievable storyline work due to "hand-in- glove" synergism. The props are "off-the-hook" as if someones drug-addled imagination came to life on the screen. I didn't feel I was "dumbed-down" either as I watched this. It's a kind of grand "steam-punk" industrial art movie discussed as a an action movie.
So, here I am telling you other resisters to break down and go see a movie I'd never thought I'd even want to see. That's excellent movie making!