Furiosa: not a mad max movie, but still ok.

Jut saw Mad Max: Furiosa. I wasn't expecting it to be great but still had fun.

The film breaks from the mad max formula in many ways, What little character Furiosa has is different from Max, Max is a survivor while Furiosa is out for vengeance, Max has a bit of humor to his character while Furiosa is always stern. Mad Max movies all take place in a short period of time while Furiosa jumps years ahead at points.

But some of the best elements of Mad Max are still there. The new locations and vehicles are cool, there are plenty of the interesting and visually satisfying vehicle chases that Miller is so good at.

I would say the weakest aspect of the movie is a perplexing lack of tension. Aside from a few scenes all the conflict takes place between Furiosa, whos fate is sealed by the fact this is a prequel, and various outlaws that you have no investment in. Also contributing to the lack of tension is the soundtrack, which is fairly low key even during action.

I found this a real shame because Fury Road's greatest attribute was the tension, and this movie doesn't have enough else to take its place.

But still the overall quality of writing/performances/direction and especially action made it worth seeing.