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In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two
rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few
words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her
childhood homeland.A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners
hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong
to Jakarta.
Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, 1 more credit »
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult | See full
cast and crew
Storyline
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our
planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost
everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world
exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's
Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following
the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a
woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved
if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland. Written
by Production
Reviews
Mad Max: Fury Road sees veteran
maestro director George Miller return to the Mad Max franchise after a 30 year
hiatus.
Fury Road is a hallmark in action films. Miller's post-apocalyptic future
provides an impeccable backdrop for the crescendo of mayhem present in this
movie. From the first scene to the last, there is plenty of spectacular action,
vehicular and human. The cinematography is lush throughout. From the opening
shot of the lizard being stomped by Max (Tom Hardy) to all the action scenes
raging in the desert, the camera-work remains consistently on point. Many
iconic shots are to be found in this movie.
75% of the movie consists of action; so much that there isn't an 'action SCENE'
present. Any action aficionados will have their expectations transcended while
common moviegoers will have their satisfaction met too. What is surprising,
however, is the emotional heft of the 25% that remains. Much of it is dedicated
to the back story of Furiousa (Charlize Theron) who effortlessly delivers an
Oscar worthy performance by mixing brawn with emotion for her internally
wounded character.
Nicholas Hoult's Nux, who provides one of the best lines of the film:
"It's a lovely day!" at the midst of a crazy thunderstorm consisting
tornadoes consisting cars consisting mad humans. Nux is an interesting
character in this interesting world and provides plenty of the action by his
well... actions.
Finally, Tom Hardy's delivers a subtle performance as Mad Max. For a character
whose name is slapped largely in the film poster, he receives barely a page of
dialogue minus a monologue at the start. Considering the fact that he wears a
Bane-like (see the parallel) mask throughout much of the film, it is surprising
how powerful his performance actually is.
One musical masterpiece act in the movie comes in the form of the guy the mask
furiously shredding a flame-throwing electric guitar while dangling above a
mobile wall of speakers that roars through the desert. Imagine that. When all
hell breaks loose only accompanied by that as the background music, epic is
truly an understatement as a description.
Overall, Mad Max is a gleefully insane symphony of destruction that makes the
Avengers seem like misfits and the Fast and Furious crew seem like the Slow and
Sweet crew. This action packed masterpiece exhibits no shortage of high
voltage, 2,000 horsepower action that also contains of lush cinematography,
sufficient character development and a satisfactory plot (that works, cause
it's 75% action anyways). Mad Max: Fury Road is definitely one of, if not the
finest blockbuster of 2015!
Fury Road is a hallmark in action films. Miller's post-apocalyptic future provides an impeccable backdrop for the crescendo of mayhem present in this movie. From the first scene to the last, there is plenty of spectacular action, vehicular and human. The cinematography is lush throughout. From the opening shot of the lizard being stomped by Max (Tom Hardy) to all the action scenes raging in the desert, the camera-work remains consistently on point. Many iconic shots are to be found in this movie.
75% of the movie consists of action; so much that there isn't an 'action SCENE' present. Any action aficionados will have their expectations transcended while common moviegoers will have their satisfaction met too. What is surprising, however, is the emotional heft of the 25% that remains. Much of it is dedicated to the back story of Furiousa (Charlize Theron) who effortlessly delivers an Oscar worthy performance by mixing brawn with emotion for her internally wounded character.
Nicholas Hoult's Nux, who provides one of the best lines of the film: "It's a lovely day!" at the midst of a crazy thunderstorm consisting tornadoes consisting cars consisting mad humans. Nux is an interesting character in this interesting world and provides plenty of the action by his well... actions.
Finally, Tom Hardy's delivers a subtle performance as Mad Max. For a character whose name is slapped largely in the film poster, he receives barely a page of dialogue minus a monologue at the start. Considering the fact that he wears a Bane-like (see the parallel) mask throughout much of the film, it is surprising how powerful his performance actually is.
One musical masterpiece act in the movie comes in the form of the guy the mask furiously shredding a flame-throwing electric guitar while dangling above a mobile wall of speakers that roars through the desert. Imagine that. When all hell breaks loose only accompanied by that as the background music, epic is truly an understatement as a description.
Overall, Mad Max is a gleefully insane symphony of destruction that makes the Avengers seem like misfits and the Fast and Furious crew seem like the Slow and Sweet crew. This action packed masterpiece exhibits no shortage of high voltage, 2,000 horsepower action that also contains of lush cinematography, sufficient character development and a satisfactory plot (that works, cause it's 75% action anyways). Mad Max: Fury Road is definitely one of, if not the finest blockbuster of 2015!
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