Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Review

Review of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) by screenqueeen: 👎 2/5

"Something's not right."

extremely shaky, disjointed and a disservice to everything that made Theron's iteration of the character so poignant. at least in FURY ROAD Miller didn't need to spell out every beat of her traumatic backstory to get us emotionally invested in her despite not knowing every little thing about her.

every payoff here is cashed in far too quickly, robbing itself of carrying any true dramatic weight that by the time you get to the star action set piece it feels so hollow and nothing can pry your eyes away from the horribly jerky and jittery cgi of the approximation of stunt work (when it isn't deliberately shot miles away through binoculars or a sniper scope). I really hope this isn't the end for Miller's world but it's not looking good.