The Pliley Review

  Genre: Action, Romance Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within. *** From watching the trailer I was super intrigued about this story as it reminded me of The Great Wall in many ways. And it started with a bang which gave me high hopes.  I will say props to the main actors, both Anya Taylor-Joy as Drasa and Miles Teller as Levi. No matter what the writers threw at them they handled it with grace, though sadly I do not think it helped in the end.  As I suspected from the trailer this movie is about 80% ‘talking’ and 20% action so keep that in mind before viewing it. I was happy once some action started as it did add a new layer to the story and introduced some cool looking creatures.  Sadly, before the action started I was a little eye rolling as I could not help but wonder what kind of mercena...

  Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi Rating:   R Synopsis:  The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team-up with Mad Max. *** Right off the bat, I admit I am one of the people who liked the Mad Max remake, Fury Road.  Selecting Anya Taylor-Joy as the key character, Furiosa, was a great choice as she could easily pass for a younger, Charlize Theron, just from her facial expressions alone. The similarities did not end there as she crushed the role.  I also have to shout out, Chris  Hemsworth, who did a fantastic job. I was so happy to see him in another type of role and embracing his inner villain.  I do have to say it was not the worst movie I have ever seen. The world-building was great and added more crews/groups that were interesting to see and how they differentiated from the ones we had already met.  I will say that this story covers the time of Furiosa being a very small child right up to the time she appears in Fury Ro...