Even a desert storm can’t blow away the big footsteps of Mad Max: Fury Road. Whether the prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga can hold a candle to its celebrated predecessor in the sci-fi action franchise remains to be seen shortly. Lots of first reactions already point to an absolute masterpiece.
“Top-class action powerhouse”: New Mad Max film unleashes enthusiasm
Before its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Furiosa was shown to selected journalists. As an omnibus article from Variety reveals, the vast majority of reactions are positive almost euphorically positive out of.
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“Chris Hemsworth’s best role of his career“, one author writes and explains: “We go to the cinema because of films like Furiosa“. The film is a “Top-class action powerhouse” says Erik Davis from Fandango. He promises a “wild and relentlessly paced film” with “craziest chases” and “bombastic figures“. He was particularly fond of one scene and was an “instant classic,” said Davis.
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“I’m really happy to say that Furiosa is really, really good“, agrees David Ehrlich of IndieWire. But in one respect he differs from the opinions of many colleagues and admits: “The film operates at a very different pace than Fury Road“. As he suspects, this will make a difference frustrating some fans of its predecessor.
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“The film struggles with one thing because of its split story unbalanced rhythm“, Collider’s Therese Lacson also writes. Nonetheless “I could easily watch 15 hours of Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne as Furiosa“, says the author.
When is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga coming to cinemas?
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is released on May 23, 2024 in the cinema. As with Mad Max: Furiosa, George Miller, the creator of the sci-fi action franchise, sat in the director’s chair.
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