A B-grade Story Concept Lifted Up to Master Class Level

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2015)

I am totally speechless. Looking at the trailer, I thought I will be watching a dumb, mindless, madness personified vehicular mayhem action movie. Take the first two adjectives out. This is fugging incredible! A kickass brainy dystopian story set either before or after the time of Thunderdome.
George Miller has lifted a B-grade story concept to Master Class level. I am not just talking about the stunts which used minimal CGI. Miller has never forgotten that the action serves the human element and that is kept front and centre with superb pathos.
The action is out of this world and it wisely stayed rooted to real world physics. Every vehicle looks like a Franken-monster stitched together from waste metal. The weapons, primitive and deadly. The desperate race across the desert is exhilarating and a symphony of sounds, excesses and madness. Each crash and explosion of twisted metal more jaw-dropping than the preceding one. Yet through all the crazy mayhem, Miller's hand is steady and the orchestra of madness is conducted with superb clarity and pin-point accuracy. Not once did I fall out from the story. I was pulled in immediately and the action is so relentless that I forgot to breathe. Thank goodness for a short respite 30 minutes in.
Charlize Theron turned in an outstanding performance and Tom Hardy as Mad Max, the renegade of the wasteland and the Road Warrior, is fantastic. After a while, my mind was thinking Mel who?
Not a good review... The words here cannot begin to capture the grandiosity of what Miller has achieved. I apologise Mr Miller. Let's just say after the movie ended, me and my wifey felt like buying another pair of tickets to see it, this time with more inquisitive and observant eyes, like how the heck were some the scenes filmed! Hands down the best action movie we have seen this year.