Basically a 2 hour action scene

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2015)

Don't get me wrong, I liked this movie as my score indicates, but I don't think it's the masterpiece that people are saying it is. If you are looking for an engrossing story to go along with the action, you've picked the wrong movie. This movie is basically a 2 hour action scene.
There is little to no character development at all. I almost found it hard to care about the characters on screen because, well, the movie never really GAVE me a reason to care about them. The main plot is driven by the Villain's five wives, who are fleeing his captivity and abuse. But we never see the Villain actually abuse them. Perhaps if we saw something like that, saw what the wives were really going through before trying to flee, it would make everything more real and important.
Also, throughout the movie, Max is haunted by the ghosts of people he couldn't save but we never find out who these people are or what happened to them. Why is he so haunted by their deaths? Who exactly IS Mad Max? I think a flashback would have greatly benefited this movie.
That being said, the action was some of the best I've seen, and most of the movie is action. The incredible tank-like cars, huge explosions, amazing choreography for a car-based action movie, It was all very well done and exciting. The action definitely got me on the edge of my seat.
I would give the story a 5/10 and the action a 10/10, averaging the total score to an 8/10. (IMDb doesn't let you give a 7.5)