One of the Best Action Films of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2016)

Mad Max: Fury Road is directed by George Miller, the director of the original Mad Max trilogy, and stars Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. This movie hit theaters on May 15, 2015, and I made the stupid decision of waiting until February 2 of 2016 until I saw it, after renting it from Redbox. I really regret not seeing it in theaters. This was definitely one of the best movies of 2015.
To start, Fury Road was beautiful. The cinematography was absolutely amazing, especially combined with the amazing wide shots that George Miller used throughout most of the movie, to capture all of the action, while still focusing on our heroes. The second great thing is the acting. Tom Hardy definitely lived up to Gibson's Max, however didn't exceed it, which interested me. He did as good, yet Gibson is still Max. Charlize Theron also did really good, which surprised me, because I've never seen her in a role like this before.
Another thing great about this movie is the action factor. This movie lives up, or even exceeds action movie legends such as Predator, The Matrix, or The Dark Knight. Although there are breathing points, the action is nonstop, edge of your seat material. I truly feel that this movie will later be compared to movies such as T2 or Die Hard.
Although I've done nothing but praise it, there is one bad trait about this movie. It's substance. I would say this film's equal to The Road Warrior, but not better. The reason being is the substance. Although Fury Road has much better and more action than The Road Warrior, you don't get the relationships in it. Yes, Max befriends Furiosa, and you can feel their friendship their, but it isn't much when compared to the relationship between Max and The Gyro Captain from The Road Warrior.
Out of the best picture nominations for this year, I hope either Fury Road, The Martian, or The Revenant wins. These three movies are all great, and I'd be fine if any of them won the award they all really deserve.
Despite it's one problem, Fury Road is a near flawless movie, and I would give it an A+ or a 10 out of 10.