Cannes: 'Fury Road' prequel ‘Furiosa’ forgets what makes the 'Mad Max' movies great

In expanding the story of Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy), director George Miller still creates entertaining, pounding action — but loses the forward momentum on which the franchise is based.

When Australia’s George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six Oscars , he swept in like a conquering hero. His movie was undeniable: a reinvigoration of both his career and the action genre.

There’s something very un-“Mad Max” about this; the tactility of the earlier films fed into the realness of potentially surviving the fall of civilization, even if that meant coming face to face with a tyrannical Tina Turner. But the punkish spirit of the young Furiosa — forced to sit in a cage like a sad pet — goes a long way to setting up our connection with the story.

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