In a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller gives us a back story to the character of Furiosa. It tells her origin and takes us to other cities in the Wasteland only mentioned in Fury Road. While Max is missed, the other characters do make up for the vacuum. Anya Taylor-Joy does not try to play Charlize Theron as Furiosa, but does an amazing portrayal of her own. Chris Hemsworth is outrageous as the warlord Dementus. You are repelled and fascinated by him at the same time.
The action is amazing. The action scenes from the first half to the middle are more complex, three-dimensional, and wonderful than the previous film. The characters are a bit unappealing, but the action scenes are great, so it's not a fatal flaw. I look forward to director Miller's next work.