Apparently, Only Supermodels Can Breed

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2015)

I wanted to love this. I really wanted to love this. I came out exhausted, and while that can result from a catharsis, this film did not offer that for me. It was impressive on many levels, but ultimately, did not possess the soul the original has.
...and then there is the... er.... weighty issue. Miller utilizes the tired and insidious visual code: thin=good, fat=evil. If it were Miller alone doing this, I could ignore it, but it creeps in to far too many films without challenge. In addition to being visually clichéd and lazy: it's one of the last frontiers of discrimination, and still considered not only acceptable, but justifiable. For me; the film became less original for its adoption of this tired device. I want to see works that challenge me on all levels: the adoption of this predictable, pedestrian, device nearly ruined this one for me.
Other than that: it is one of the best choreographed films I've ever seen, and the make-up effects department are nothing short of heroic.
ps I want a vehicle with THAT kind of gas mileage!