I'm 2/3 in. It's actually settled down too much. The beginning was full crack. Now it's a journey. I don't mind that there's a little heart, but the volume went from 11 to 5.
This has been on my list since it came out. The beginning did not disappoint. In fact it was more exciting than the senseless drag race I imagined. It was anchored by a character, however superficial. Now it's literally and figuratively dragging through the mud. Maybe it finds its former high, maybe it finds something else worthwhile, maybe it should have timed its high better.
Now I'm done. It never recovered its original high, but I can say it was a fun movie, which is more than I can say of most.
The guitar guy embodies it all: the supercharged and the senseless. If only Miller's vision weren't dulled by his story.
I didn't like Charlize Theron. She overacted a part that's really just brutal. Tom Hardy didn't overact, he just played this guy who doesn't have to be multi-dimensional or emotive. Theron was too emotive. Maybe she was tasked with being the movie's heart; if so, not really her fault, but the movie didn't need it, nor did it fit in. Too emotive for what should really just be a sensory trip.
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