Fury Road is an absolutely stunning achievement in action filmmaking. The relentless pace, broad creativity, and lack of pace-slowing exposition all combine into a film that I believe will be talked about for years to come.
You ever notice how so many films especially from the 1970’s and 1980’s get replayed long after their debut whereas most films coming out in the last decade seem to be forgotten almost immediately? I predict Fury Road will be one that is being watched and talked about 10 years from now. It’s that good.
The creativity on display here is just staggering. Nearly every scene is throwing something new at you that you’ve never seen before. The film is packed with clever ideas in this post apocalyptic wasteland world. And the stunts, oh the stunts. Just jaw dropping. The pace is relentless, the vehicles are astounding, and there are tons of well-drawn characters using very little dialogue. This is truly a show not tell movie in the best way.
I loved Charlize Theron’s Furiosa character. A strong female character that never once becomes the damsel in distress. The other women characters are similarly treated with respect. In some ways, Furiosa is the star of the film which was a nice surprise as well.
Tom Hardy did a great job as Max. Loved his performance but I couldn’t help but wish that Mel Gibson had a chance to play this role again. As an older Max, with Mel’s charisma and baggage, it could have been really interesting. But I’m happy to have Tom as the new Max and totally on board with his portrayal.
There’s a few plot point issues that don’t quite add up but the entire film is so epic, so fast paced, so compelling, frankly, just plain fun, start to finish that none of that mattered. I loved Fury Road and can’t wait to see it again.