Review of Max Manus: Man of War (2008) by Paul W — 06 Jul 2012
Norwegian film about the exploits of Max Manus, a resistance fighter and saboteur during the WWII occupation of Norway by the Germans. Pretty exciting stuff, particularly the mining of Nazi shipping in Oslo harbor, and all, as far as I can tell, utterly true.
The film is also true enough to honestly cover Manus' drinking and other problems; easy to understand considering the number of fellow underground fighters lost to the Nazis, not to mention the large number of innocent Norwegian lives lost to Nazi reprisals.
Production values and acting are top rate throughout, yet there is a distinctly non-Hollywood feel to the movie ... which is a good thing, in this case.
This review of Max Manus: Man of War (2008) was written by Paul W on 06 Jul 2012.
Max Manus: Man of War has generally received very positive reviews.
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