By Ismar Junuzovic – Entertainment Editor

The summer movie season officially kicked a few weeks ago with the release of the latest “Avengers” film, which broke its own box office records.

It’s now time for “Mad Max: Fury Road” to shine at the box office. The film is the fourth installment in George Miller’s eccentric post apocalypse movie franchise. Tom Hardy stars as the lead with a supporting cast including Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.

The story, while being very simplistic, offers everything that it needs to: a compelling plot with characters that are actually developed. And while it may seem that the franchise has run its course, it is anything but that. As an action film, “Mad Max” is perfect in every way imaginable. The film revolves around a simple plot: a group of characters needs to go from one point to another; however, the movie gives the audience such a unique story which gives the characters so much life and uniqueness.

Unique could be the most accurate word to describe “Mad Max: Fury Road.” From the costume designs, to the way the story is told, to the action sequences, the movie is unlike any other film that has come before it. The action scenes are all directed beautifully and with style, but also while never compromising the viewing experience because the audience can understand what is actually happening. It is unreal how satisfying it is to watch the action in these scenes, how relentless and insane it is; it’s genius and awe inspiring at the same time.

While it would be easy to see this film as just a two-hour action movie with nothing else to offer a moviegoer, in reality it’s a movie that has a lot of heart. Miller should be commended for his exceptional work with directing this film, which easily could have been a sloppy re-mastering of an older film which could have just fell flat in front of today’s modern audience. Mad Max is easily the best film to come out this year and possibly the best action movie in the past 10 years.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars