It's the stupidest movie I have enjoyed in a long time.

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2015)

Mad Max: Fury Road
To quote Joe Bob Briggs, the world's most famous drive-in movie critic, "There's no plot to get in the way of the story."
Mad Max: Fury Road (MMFR) is set in a dystopian future where warlords rule and fight over oil and water in a desolate, desert land outside any rule of law. That would NEVER happen.
It's the stupidest movie I have enjoyed in a long time. The sets aren't wonderful. And the acting what acting? The editing? Meh. The cinematography is okay, not spectacular for a dystopian road movie. The make up? Nope, not great.
What works in the film is the action and morality tale. And the vehicles, the vehicles are COOL! (i.e. fascinating) I'm not a gearhead by any stretch, but what they did to mix different vehicles together to make scary road war machines was very successful.
Like the horrendous (there are no words to describe how bad) Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome (1985), MMFR is a morality tale not about saving Max but about saving the innocent. However, the writers were smart this time, giving Max few lines and making the female protagonist, Imperator Furiosa, the star.
If there was an Oscar category for best stunt work, MMFR would win hands down. It's fun to watch while incredibly improbable. However, because it is set in its own world, we accept that. Furthermore, there are no posturing heroes spouting diatribes from patriotic speeches (Avengers) or camp and cute but deadly, sorts of heroes (Guardians of the Galaxy) or a vomit inducing good versus evil dualism that pervade so many super hero and other action films. While violent and full of explosions, it doesn't insult us with such morality play nonsense. MMFR is pure action; take it for leave it. Rating: Matinée/Full Price
If action without pretense is your cup of tea, if you are sick of the simplistic good versus evil plots, if you like characters that don't easily fit into a box called 'villain' or 'hero', than you will enjoy MMFR. If you need those things or you want more plot or thought, I understand. I would recommend you stay home and watch the also entertaining "Theory of Everything." But you'll miss some bad ass vehicles
Peace, Tex Shelters