Road Trip To Hell; Enjoy The Ride

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2015)

MAD MAX : FURY ROAD (2015) ***1/2 Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hout, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, John Howard, Richard Carter, Angus Sampson, Jennifer Hagan, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer. Epic retooling of the cult classic MAD MAX films this time with Hardy (up to the challenge in replacing iconic Mel Gibson) as the anti-hero set in a never-ending post-apocalyptic Dystopian hell in no-man's land facing the evil Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne, who was Toecutter in the original incarnation) while joining forces with Amazonian warrior Imperator Furiosa (Theron in full-touch with her inner Sigourney Weaver) a fierce rebel who has a gaggle of fabulous babes from Joe's harem-by-defacto in tow with a tanker of petrol too. Over-the-top mix of practical f/x and CGI wizardry guaranteed to drop jaws and make eyes agog (did I mention the Victoria's Secret models posse?) are the true stars of filmmaker George Miller's (who has directed, written and produced one helluva franchise) balls-out frenzied anything goes with a kitchen sink zealotry while the screenplay co-scripted with Brendan McCarthy & Nick Lathouris is more or less a retread of THE ROAD WARRIOR to the nth degree. Not a knock in this high-octane, muscle car of a sci-fi action thriller popcorn flick. Enjoy!