'Waterworld' Set In The Desert, But Not As Good.

Rating: 3/10 (4 June 2019)

As of the time of this review posting, this movie is carrying an 8.1 IMDB rating. Why? Did the reviewers come into this film really NEEDING to root for a character? If so, were these the character they really WANTED to be rooting for? If so, why? The male lead doesn't really say much for 90 minutes, and wears a mask for the first 45 minutes. Why are people rooting for Charlize Theron's character? And, why am I supposed to naturally dislike the guy with the mask who controls the water? I mean, he seemed really upset when his favorite redheaded milk machine got killed. And, his feelings were hurt when Charlize Theron broke their deal.... And, why are all of these desert dwellers so angry and pale?
These reviewers would have given this movie high scores no matter who played the characters or what they did in the film. For some reason, supporting the Mad Max franchise makes pseudo film critics feel smart. Well, this movie sucks - the setting sucks, the writing sucks, the story sucks, and the franchise sucks. It's gross, it's stupid, and I don't care. 'Waterworld' (1995) was a better movie, and Nick Holt will always be Tony Stonem in this house. #BadMax
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:
Acting - 1/1
Casting - 1/1
Directing - 1/1
Story - 0/1
Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 3.5
Modifiers (+ or -):
Believability/Consistency: -1
Total RealReview Rating: 2.5 (rounded up to 3, reluctantly, for IMDB)