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    Cannes: 'Fury Road' prequel 'Furiosa' forgets what makes the 'Mad Max' movies great

    by Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times May 16, 2024 4 minutes
    A scene from the movie “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”

    CANNES, France — When Australia's George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his "Mad Max: Fury Road" won six Oscars, he swept in like a conquering hero. His movie was undeniable: a reinvigoration of both his career and the action genre. Often, the relationship between Cannes and the blockbuster directors it invites comes off as strained — see French artist Zaho de Sagazan serenading this year's jury president Greta Gerwig at Tuesday's opening ceremony — but with Miller, the moment felt right.

    Things change. His "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (in theaters May 24), a somewhat

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