Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga reviews have begun to pour in after the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel’s celebrated premiere. Its Rotten Tomatoes score suggests another enjoyable entry by George Miller, having attained significant critical acclaim already.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga reviews earn it ‘Fresh’ Rotten Tomatoes score
Critics are raving about Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and have already aggregated a ‘Fresh’ score for it. With 41 reviews in at the moment of writing, it stands at 88%, having only a few ‘Rotten’ reviews (via Rotten Tomatoes).
Daily Telegraph (UK)’s Robbie Collin gives the movie 5/5. In his review, he calls it different than Fury Road and characterizes it as a “juggernaut” within the franchise.
Manohla Dargis from the New York Times praises George Miller as a “wildly inventive filmmaker.” She calls him a “prophet of doom” for “making movies about the end of life” in her review.
Another positive review comes from Rolling Stone’s David Fear, who simply calls it a “win-win” in his review.
Furiosa’s Rotten Tomatoes score falls below Fury Road’s
While Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s Rotten Tomatoes score might be considered sufficient, it’s still the second lowest in the franchise compared with the previous four Mad Max outings. Here’s how it stands against other Mad Max movies to date:
- Mad Max (1979): 89% Fresh
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981): 93% Fresh
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985): 81% Fresh
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): 97% Fresh
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024): 88% Fresh* (subject to change)
With hundreds of reviews expected to come in, it has a chance to go up a notch and beat the first Mad Max movie’s critical score.
Arriving on May 24, 2024, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga stars Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular character and Chris Hemsworth as Dementus. It also features Alyla Browne, Quaden Bayles, Tom Burke, Daniel Webber, and Lachy Hulme.
