A non-stop chase through the desert with over-the-top cars, guitars and scars!

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2015)

Charlize Theron described this movie as a "fever dream" on Jimmy Fallon, and I have to say that's the perfect description for the flick. It's like watching the Fast and the Furious in the stark, post-apocalyptic desert with psychotic minions performing Cirque du Soleil. The movie had very little down time, very little character development, and honestly very little plot, but it absolutely succeeded without all these elements. This just shows the genius of Miller. The effects and stunts were about the best you can see in any movie, old or new. The pulse-pounding action definitely kept me on the edge of my seat with white knuckles. No need to be a Mad Max guru, as this story sits fairly independent of the previous masterpieces.
Sure there were some parts of the movie that didn't add up and you could definitely poke holes in if you over-analyze it. It also seemed like some of the characters later on in the movie were just plot fodder. However, you don't have long to think about these things before you see a posse of 2000 horse power monster rigs and hear 2000 decibels of screaming guitar on the horizon and anticipate another chase unfolding complete with explosions, crashes, rolled vehicles and flying sand.
I loved it and the movie far exceeded my expectations. A movie has to be near perfect for me to give a 10, but the 9 stars here are certainly deserved.