A visually impressive movie that lacks a proper storyline...

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2016)

Now, I can't really claim to be much fan of the original "Mad Max" movies with Mel Gibson, so I didn't really have much of any expectations to this 2015 movie, and I actually waited all the way until towards the end of 2016 before sitting down to watch it.
And now that I have seen it, I must say that I am impressed. This certainly was a visually impressive movie, and there were a lot of really nice details to the costumes, vehicles, characters and settings. And that really worked out well in favor of the movie.
However, the storyline in "Mad Max: Fury Road" was flaccid and so simplistic that it was almost insulting. The storyline here was almost non-existing, and it contributed nothing to the movie in any sense. And it was in fact the more than impressive visual effects that salvaged the movie and made it enjoyable.
I am not much of a fan of Tom Hardy, but this movie was actually was one of his better. Personally, it was because he had very little dialogue in "Mad Max: Fury Road", and that worked very well with me.
As I mentioned above, then there were a lot of details every where, and even on the characters. And here I must say that they created a lot of memorable and outstanding characters here; characters which stand out and carry the movie quite a long way.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is the type of movie that you just simply disengage your brain, then lean back way into the seat and just enjoy the thrill ride. The movie challenges the audience in no way or manner, as there are no surprises, no plot twists, no nothing. It is essentially just one long extended car chase scene. But hey, it was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be. And I will actually say that the effects and visuals were so amazing that they more than make the movie watchable more than just a single time.
I am rating this movie seven out of ten stars, solely because of the visual effects. I was more than blown away by what I witnessed on the screen, and as such, then the lack of a proper storyline faded to the background as you were carried away on a continuous assault of special effects.