Review of Mary and Max (2009) by Sherry L — 30 Mar 2011

This movie is brilliant but on the same time so depressing you just want to slit your wrists afterwards (not literally perhaps). It's predictable in that sort of way that just imagine what could be the worst possible to happen next, and it will always appear in the next scene.

While I'm not usually that sensible at all (it's my boyfriend who is the "weeping willow" in the tv-sofa:), but I have to confess that the suicide attempt-scene to the tunes of "Que Sera, sera" made me a bit soft.

It's filled with strong emotions and lots of dark humour (which I enjoy, but when mixed with this extremely miserable athmosphere, it became a little bit too much for me), with the old classic story of true friendship, regardless of age, sex, or orgin.

A little, bullied girl named Mary who lives in Australia has been wondering for a long time where babies in America come from, so she choses a name and adress randomly and writes to an older, obese man with Tourette's syndrom, who lives alone in New York. Their writing developes into a life-long solid friendship.

Though it's animated, it's primairly for grown ups (the same creator of Harvie Krumpet, and the character "Max" reminds a lot of "Harvie"). Beautiful ending, though rather odd music choice; Swingin' Safari (!).