Review of Max (2000) by Jaime D — 02 Dec 2010
Although this films central protagonist is the eponymous title character Max played by John Cusack the name on the blurb that really grabs the attention is Adolf Hitler. The fictional story centers around the meeting between Max, a Jewish art gallery owner and a young troubled war veteran and artist Adolf Hitler.
The conceit is sound and Cusack brings his usual easy charm to the role, however Noah Taylor is a disaster. Obviously Hitler was a loathsome man but playing him at the age of 32 as a 14 year old teen brat is off the mark.
Taylors spouts his lines like heâ(TM)s on stage at theatre studies GCSE piece and Cussocks comfortable managing of his role just seems to even further hi light Taylors failings in the scenes they are together.
Not that I am saying that Taylor is totally at blame for the failing of this film. The script is awful, full of knowing little passages as if the writer is pointing and saying â~Look, because we all know how this turns outâ(TM) added to that the â~what might have beenâ(TM) ending is just insulting.
This review of Max (2000) was written by Jaime D on 02 Dec 2010.
Max has generally received mixed reviews.
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