Definitely the worst movie in the Mad Max series. Weakly plotted, largely a re-hash of the previous movie (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)), without even the vaguest hint of tension, as a grey haired Max (Mel Gibson) turns sentimental and helps a group of orphaned kids out of pure altruism.
Lavish budget and a few yucky Tina Turner songs not a good movie make. Clearly the series has run out of steam and is beginning to look more like the countless imitations it inspired than anything else. Except for an inventive fight sequence in a bizarre arena, there's not much else that vaguely sustains interest, as the film is almost as directionless as the nomadic Max himself.
Review by James O'Ehley from The
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