Mad Max: Beyond Stupid

Rating: 3/10 (13 March 2019)

When this first came out I had no interest in seeing it because it looked so stupid. Four years later it is free on Hulu and based on high reviews, also that I found out it is the original director, I thought I'd give it a shot.
As others with real reviews have stated, it is one long car chase with constant explosions and extreme re-dick-ulous-ness. Alternatively, lot of people seem to love this movie for action and cinematography. However, the same type of bizarre car getting blown up over and over again is boring. Also the cinematography is not great. It is filmed with ultra dynamic range and there is little contrast (most certainly not shot with REDs). I don't call that good cinematography, just a stylized quality that makes it look like a real time rendered video game. In fact I would say that the action and camera work is atrocious because they need to rely on many fast cuts to hide none existent practical effects.
Also, I don't get the premise because it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Max from the previous movies. This is more like an alternate universe where, despite limited resources in a post apocalyptic world, there are unlimited resources and Max has zero resemblance to the original Max. Also, somebody should have told Hardy that he is not playing Batman. He can speak in a normal voice and not grunt out overly raspy lines. They took about 66% of the way through the film to even start with any resemblance of character development and even then there really isn't any.
So basically, the action is dumb (and very, very repetitive), there is nothing interesting about the characters or dialog, and there is no plot at all. I mean none at all. Start driving down the road with a big chase. Chat a little. Then turn around with a big chase. That is it.
Now, if you think that the Avengers is the greatest movie ever made, theeeeennn this is right up your alley. If you are moderately intelligent, then don't do what I did. Skip this movie for the rest of your life. It is not worth watching even once.