I like the previous Tom Hardy / Charlize Theron one a lot – it’s a lot of fun. And I’ve rewatched it many times. But I didn’t have too much interest in a sequel. So it’s taken me a while to watch this.

It takes a little while for the film to ‘warm up’, with the first 40 minutes or so not grabbing much of my attention. But once it finds its feet this becomes a nice addition to the world of Mad Max. And there’s a war rig sequence in the middle that is especially good.

Like the previous one this is a visual feast – though the stylised and juddery CGI takes some getting used to.

Chris Hemsworth is fun. But the problem is that he’s too silly to be an evil villain, and he’s one of the weaker parts of the film.

The sound design is incredible. Volume wise it’s perfect, becoming loud only when it needs to (I didn’t have to constantly have the remote in my hand).

It’s not quite as good as the first one. Especially plot/story wise. But as a spectacle it’s still great fun.

73%

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