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Mad Max is a memorable, groundbreaking low-budget exploitation hit that established a certain set of rules for action movies and inspired many sequels and knock-offs. Today, it's perhaps more interesting historically than it is aesthetically. Certain sequences still dazzle, and Miller's close-to-the-street cinematography captures the thrill of speed in highly effective way, but the film doesn't really establish the rules of its post-apocalyptic future, and it's too uneven in tone; the scenes of cartoonish violence are a lot more interesting than the idyllic home life images of Max and his family.
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It's the least of the trilogy; the sequel, The Road Warrior, is darker and more streamlined, with a more sustained atmosphere, and the third film, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, is more imaginative and fantasy-based.
MOVIE DETAILS
In theaters: May 9, 1979
On DVD or streaming: December 4, 2007
Cast: Hugh Keays-Byrne, Joanne Samuel, Mel Gibson
Director: George Miller
Studio: MGM/UA
Genre: Action/Adventure
Run time: 93 minutes
MPAA rating: R
MPAA explanation: violence, language, and brief nudity
Last edit: January 19, 2010