Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
Miller's choreography of his innumerable vehicles is so extraordinary that it makes Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark look like a kid fooling with Dinky Toys.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
For pure rhythm and visual panache, Miller has few real competitors; the climactic chase, with its deft variation of tempo and point of view, is a minor masterpiece.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
30 May 2007
fresh:
A film of pure action, of kinetic energy organized around the barest possible bones of a plot.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
30 May 2007
fresh:
A straightforward action/adventure film, filled to the brim with over-the-top chases and stunts.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
10 Jun 2008
fresh:
Exhilarating entertainment -- and a textbook for sophisticated, popular moviemaking.