Mad Max (1979)

Mad Max

• I’m gonna be honest, I was a little disappointed by this. I wasn’t expecting anything amazing, but even then, this felt a little stale. I loved the idea behind it, and I’m usually a fan of dystopian settings. It gives it such a great feel of independence and fear. This one in particular does a good job of that. There’s some people you can trust, but a lot of people that create such an uneasy feeling. All the characters were decent, no matter how odd they were portrayed. They help accentuate the time and setting. The acting was decent, but nothing outstanding. My biggest complaint, I guess, is the plot progression. Like I said, the idea behind the movie is really good, but I don’t think it was written in the best way. It felt both crammed and also spaced out at the same time. This sounds weird, but it makes sense to me. The movie is a little over 90 minutes long, so it’s not drawn out at all. It fits everything it needs to, but still feels both slow and quick at the same time. I just don’t think I was a fan of the pacing. A lot of the time, it took a while to get to the main driving point. Also, I felt like the story was written in order to set up a sequel or something. It took forever to get to the climax, and when it did, it was over in 15 minutes. Finally, a huge highlight of the movie was the physical stunts and car/action sequences. I love the high speed chases, explosions, and crashes. They provide an awesome thrill, on top of the crazy, maniacal bad guys. Overall, this movie wasn’t bad, but wasn’t anything insane. I may revisit this in the future, and I’d probably recommend it to action fans.