One of the greatest action movies of all time.

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2015)

Many modern action films suffer from the same boring, dull, monotone action scenes that only succeed in cluttering the screen with obvious stunt doubles, blinding lens flare, and excessive explosions. Classic action films are often just that: classic. They may be fondly remembered for their originality, but they may be quite clichéd and fail to be as exciting as they intend. The Mad Max trilogy may fall into the latter with some debate. Mad Max: Fury Road, however, will always be remembered as one of the greatest action movies of all time.
I was relatively fond of "Mad Max" (1979), and greatly enjoyed "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" (1981) due to its crude humor, dynamic characters, and action packed car chases. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) was not great, but not terrible either. Now for the reboot. I am generally skeptical of rebooting a series, so I entered the cinema with caution. "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015) presented a dedicated director, George Miller, who fronted all of the original films, two outstanding lead actors in Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, and thirty years between its release and that of its predecessors, so this movie had everything going for it.
The beauty of the this film is all over. From the fantastic camera angles, the gorgeous landscapes that, while desolate, manage to create an incredible image throughout the film, the grade-A performances by the cast, specifically the two leads, and the non-stop action, perhaps the greatest part of this film is its simplicity. The entirety of the movie is a chase from point A to point B, then back to A again.
Perhaps the two aspects of the films that will deservingly receive the highest amounts of praise are the acting and the action. Tom Hardy performs perfectly as a mostly silent, somewhat anti-hero. Charlize Theron delivers one of the best performances of her fantastic career and steals the show from the main character. The entire films deals with jaw dropping car chases and action sequences which only pause for brief moments as the characters, and the audience, recover.
This film shows the public what action movies are supposed to be, and no one should deprive themselves of seeing this masterpiece. I cannot stress enough that if you have a chance to see this film, take it. In eighty-five years, when humanity looks back on the great films of the last century, and they stumble to action, a noble few will come from the first fifteen years. They will include "Mad Max: Fury Road."