A masterpiece of action and visual storytelling

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2015)

It's nearly impossible for me to take seriously any of the 1-star reviews that I see below. Either these people profoundly missed the point, or they have an agenda. Mad Max: Fury Road will stand the test of time as one of the greatest action movies ever made. Maybe THE greatest. But that isn't to say it's a piece of mindless entertainment. Far from it. Sure, the dialogue is sparse, but there is quite a lot of story to be gleaned from contextual visual clues. If you're the type to reflexively cringe at Miller's punkish post-apocalyptic stylizing, you'll miss out on the careful and plentiful world-building that went into this movie. And while the slam-bang action rarely relents over the playing time, there is nevertheless rewarding character development and rich thematic content, despite claims to the contrary. This is one of a handful of movies that I know I will watch many more times before I die.