A-list actors can't save this

Rating: 4/10 (22 January 2017)

How many of these apocalyptic trash non-epics are we expected to watch? There's nothing new to this story. I had to pause it halfway through to watch something more interesting. Came back to it the next day and still was disappointed. Quasi-emotional scenes are dragged out too long with the over-the-top score reminiscent of a reality-TV drama-fest. Seriously, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy, Zoe, Rosie, Riley et al are capable of so much more. Maybe they were bored or broke and had to take on this. Either way, their talents are wasted. Some of the characters and their on screen personas are downright silly. Like the guitar player standing up in front of some bombastic vehicle cranking out atmospheric riffs while the vehicle bobs, bounces and weaves across the desert landscape. And where are they getting the gunpowder and seemingly unending supply of gasoline in the middle of the desert? I understand the suspension of belief but come on! The line has to be drawn somewhere. If you want to see intensity and a story that makes sense, watch the original Mad Max and then The Road Warrior. At least those are believable and certainly more entertaining.