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Max Reviews

2002

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MAX, directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Menno Meyjes, stars John Cusack as the title character, Max Rothman, a German-Jewish man who lost his right arm while fighting for his country during World War One. Although Rothman is no longer able to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, he channels his love of art into a .. Read more

Starring	John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski
Director	Menno Meyjes
Genres	Drama

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- Munich, 1918: a destitute, bigoted soldier and a wealthy Jewish art dealer strike up an uneasy acquaintance rooted in... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  Fascinating drama
  
  This is a genuinely interesting drama focusing on the fictional but highly plausible relationship between the young Adolf Hitler and Cusack's Jewish art ... read more »
  
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  - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 07 May 2004 at 23:01
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  Interesting alternative
  
  This story focuses on the relationship of Art Dealer Max Rothman played brilliantly by John Cusack and a young Adolf Hitler played by Noah Taylor. It's good... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 25 May 2010 at 13:12
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  Max
  
  Brilliantly acted with an interesting scenario and a thought provoking 'What If' ending
  
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- - lampgb
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  - banbury
  - 16 Aug 2008 at 09:18
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  Hmmm.....
  
  Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind when I started watching this as I had to switch off after a few minutes despite the lovely John Cusack being in ... read more »
  
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  - Poole, Dorset
  - 18 Nov 2005 at 10:27
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  Unconvincing
  
  The reassuring thing about politics is that usually peoples simplistic and ill-conceived ideas are not given the opportunity to be carried through to there ... read more »
  
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  - a soft armchair
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 05:57
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  Max (2002)
  
  Boring beyond belief. I kept waiting for something to happen but it never did.
  
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  - London
  - 12 Nov 2005 at 15:56
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  Max
  
  Interesting look at Weimar Germany and the development of Adolf Hitler's ideas. Cusack is excellent as disillusioned war veteran.
  
  The films lacks... read more »
  
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  - London, UK
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 10:09
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  Great concept but too short
  
  This film was a great idea but I was left dissapointed as just as I was getting into it, it seemed to end rather abruptly with the death of Max. I thought this ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew Wakelin
  - Worcester, England
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 09:38
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  Not bad, but not so good either
  
  As a history buff, I am a stickler for detail - and this film over uses the artistic licence for my liking. It is no match for 'Downfall' which I would ... read more »
  
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  - Hampshire, UK
  - 17 Sep 2005 at 17:04
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  Hmm
  
  So memorable, I can't remember it!!!
  
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  - Helston
  - 24 Aug 2005 at 19:56
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  Fascinating
  
  A really engrossing film from beginning to end. Gives a glimpse of the tensions and lives between the wars in Germany. If you are interested in Art or history ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Aug 2005 at 16:31
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  Fascinating drama
  
  This is a genuinely interesting drama focusing on the fictional but highly plausible relationship between the young Adolf Hitler and Cusack's Jewish art ... read more »
  
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  - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 07 May 2004 at 23:01
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  Vy ze eksents?
  
  The film has an interesting enough concept -- described well by other reviewers -- but is hideously let-down by wildly inconsistent accents: vy vould Hitler ... read more »
  
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- - Rehan
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  - London
  - 15 Jul 2005 at 12:22
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  Interesting Take on Hitler
  
  Crusak gives another outstanding performance as a Jewish art dealer who encourages Hitler (Taylor) to dig deeper into his soul. Taylor gives a great ... read more »
  
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- - K Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 06 Sep 2004 at 12:17
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  An intelligent and well-constructed film
  
  An excellent film for those who enjoy intelligent, character driven movies.
  
  Noah Taylor and John Cusack do an incredible job of portraying men trying... read more »
  
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- - EmmaLong
  - Kent
  - 03 Aug 2005 at 13:32
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  Terrific
  
  A sublime John Cusack in the title role as Max Rothman, an affluent Jew in Germany in 1918, befriends a young German artist, Adolf Hitler, and tries to inspire ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen Lindsay
  - Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
  - 25 Oct 2004 at 19:47
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  Absorbing Drama
  
  As previously said by other reviwers, Cusack is superb, effortlessly dominating the screen, plausible, charming, warm and perceptive.
  
  Taylor captures... read more »
  
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- - Simon
  - Herts
  - 10 Apr 2005 at 14:49
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  max
  
  a film about an embittered young Hitler played with nervous twitchy intensity and pitiful (and oddly endearing) ambiguity by Noah Taylor, who is torn between ... read more »
  
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  - camden
  - 15 May 2005 at 19:39
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  A Warning From History
  
  Cusack gives another stunning performance as the one-armed Max - an urbane Jewish art dealer equally at home with his bourgeois family and in the bohemian dives... read more »
  
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- - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 19 May 2005 at 11:44
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  Unconvincing
  
  The reassuring thing about politics is that usually peoples simplistic and ill-conceived ideas are not given the opportunity to be carried through to there ... read more »
  
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  - a soft armchair
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 05:57
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  my struggle............
  
  this film is very informative and a very in depth charachter study about what hitler MAY have been like as a young man. Without giving anything away, the film ... read more »
  
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  - leicester
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 13:44

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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16

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  MAX, directed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Menno Meyjes, stars John Cusack as the title character, Max Rothman, a German-Jewish man who lost his right arm while fighting for his country during World War One. Although Rothman is no longer able to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, he ...