# Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

A quieter, more subdued journey into the wasteland this time out. I came in expecting that it couldn’t compete with Fury Road on spectacle, but I think I expected more from the cast and performances to compensate. The character arcs were meaty & fascinating but the moments that comprised them often didn’t interest me. I would have loved more from Chris Hemsworth, and Anya Taylor-Joy had too few opportunities to step out of the shadow of Charlize Theron’s all-time great performance in this role.

It was occasionally great, rarely bad, and mostly okay. Both quite unique and yet something I am not sure will stick with me.

Fury Road could inspire a sequel like Furiosa, but it is hard to imagine this inspiring any kind of successor with how little it sparks the imagination.