Oh what a day, what a glorious day!

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2015)

Fury Road starts off with an insane view of the now-barren landscape, and that is perhaps the only point during the film where you can take a breath and soak in the sights. What follows is two hours of breath-taking action and surprisingly coherent layer of drama that ties the movie together.
Other reviewers have written about the creativity and novelty exhibited in the action sequences, so I will not get into them. They are all memorable and top-notch. What George Miller has possibly achieved with this film is far more greater- focusing on the strong core elements of the story that make this much more than a $150 million summer blockbuster. The Mad Max franchise is about a post-apocalyptic earth where there is little reason to hope and precious little means to survive, but it is also about the consequences of human greed and the power struggle that overcomes a person beyond the cost of his or her existence. Why share something when you can control it and rule off of it?
The acting from the female cast is brilliant and is ably led by Charlize Theron in her second post-apocalyptic outing after 'The Road'. Tom Hardy exudes a quiet intensity through his eyes, but unlike the Gibson movies, is given precious little to do in terms of acting. Maybe the plan is to save his role for a future sequel. The background score is pretty intense and never feels out of place in a crazy movie experience. Full marks to this one, and let a summer of moviedom commence!