Furiosa First Reactions Arrive, Does the Mad Max Spinoff Live up to Fury Road?

The first reactions to the Mad Max spinoff, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, are now in. So, does the prequel live up to the legacy left behind by 2015’s acclaimed, Academy Award-winning Mad Max: Fury Road? Or is Furiosa simply left in the dust? Well, by the looks of things, Furiosa has plenty of guzzolene of its own, with many calling the movie a “visceral triumph” and “action filmmaking at its absolute best.”

“#Furiosa is EPIC in every sense of the word! The world building and lore expansion of the Mad Max universe is front and centre to a bombastic film that has some explosive, exciting action,” says one early reaction, with another declaring that Furiosa “operates in an extremely different gear than Fury Road (in ways that i suspect will frustrate some people), but also manages to make that movie even richer while carving its own legend in the wasteland.”

Further reactions describe Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as “a visceral triumph. An epic trip through Miller’s scorched wasteland that spans decades,” and “2-and-a-half hours of colorful mayhem.” Praise is heaped upon the core cast, which includes Anya Taylor-Joy as Imperator Furiosa and Marvel star Chris Hemsworth as the villainous Warlord Dementus.

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“George Miller’s #Furiosa is powerhouse action filmmaking at its absolute best!” reads the reaction from Fandango’s Erik Davis. “A ferocious & relentlessly paced epic that expands the story of Furiosa and the Wasteland while delivering the craziest chases, the most bombastic characters & just plain stunning cinematography.” Meanwhile, filmmaker Edgar Wright calls the Mad Max spinoff “intricate, detailed, and immersive,” applauding the vision of director George Miller and calling Furiosa “a feast for your eyes and ears, a full circle to the first Max adventure in 1979.”

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Is Due to Hit Theaters Later This Month

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Release Date

May 24, 2024

Studio

Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros.

Tagline

Remember her.

Directed by George Miller, who co-wrote the movie with Nico Lathouris, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga serves as the first spinoff in the Mad Max franchise and boasts an exciting cast of Anya Taylor-Joy, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, Nathan Jones, Angus Sampson, Daniel Webber, Lachy Hulme, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Chris Hemsworth. You can check out the official synopsis for the movie below.

“As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.”