Nostalgia Trip!

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2015)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Dir: George Miller / Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hault, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Explosive action packed reboot to the classic Mad Max trilogy starring Mel Gibson. This time Tom Hardy lands the role speaking less likely less than a paragraph of words. In a futuristic desert wasteland Max is captured and used as a blood bag until he makes a failed escape attempt. Hardy handles the action spending much time chained to the front of a battle rig that tears about the desert. Charlize Theron plays Furiosa who has one mechanical arm. She is driving a rig to fetch oil for the evil Immortal Joe who holds water against those in need. Furiosa is sent for gasoline but she secretly shelters fertile woman owned by Joe. When it is discovered that these women are missing, a chase is on for the betrayal of Furiosa. She is eventually aided by the resourceful Max. Nicholas Hoult steals scenes in a manic performance as Nux who seeks favour with Immortal Joe until he sees the error in Joe's vision and decides to help Max and Furiosa. Hoult is bald and completely concealed in white makeup for a ghostly affect. Hugh Keays-Byrne plays the tyrant Immortal Joe who deceives his people into believing he is everlasting. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a surprise performance playing the Splendid Angharad who is carrying Joe's baby but she refuses to reform to his ruling. Director George Miller returns giving fans the action and effects that mirror the previous films thus allowing Fury Road to journey with nostalgia for those fans of yesterday. Score: 10 / 10