Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007 A-

It's a very philosophical film, with an interesting and somewhat fearless exploration of Hitler the man.

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 29, 2005 A-

Any film as provocative and nervy as this one is bound to generate controversy...

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Jeffrey Overstreet JeffreyOverstreet.com (Ghost.io) Dec 6, 2004 B

Meyjes divides our attentions between the two major players, failing to take us far enough into either character's heart.

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Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 7, 2004 1/10

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Nik Huggins Future Movies UK Nov 6, 2003 7/10

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Jun 21, 2003 4/5

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Susan Michals FilmStew.com Jun 5, 2003

Max is also an intimate portrait of modern art; of the birth of the expressionist movement and great artists. . .

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Jamie Russell BBC.com May 30, 2003 3/5

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Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews Apr 5, 2003 5/5

a brave film, showing Hitler as a pathetic cog in a larger machine hurtling inevitably towards the Holocaust.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press Mar 28, 2003

I'd have thought it was impossible to overdo the role of Hitler, but Noah Taylor does just that in Max.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Mar 21, 2003 2.5/4

The film is torn between playing [Taylor's] character for real and as a dangerous joke.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Mar 10, 2003 2.5/5

Meyjes focuses too much on Max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured, dull artist and monster-in-the- making.

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Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Mar 7, 2003 2.5/4

Taylor, hawk-faced and gaunt, pours everything into his portrayal of Hitler, never once seeking our sympathy for this angry, homeless loner.

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William Arnold Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mar 6, 2003 C+

Max has precious little sting as a morality tale or punch as a parable about the relationship of art to politics.

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Glenn Kenny Premiere Magazine Mar 4, 2003 2/4

A fascinating and engrossing film.

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Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle Feb 28, 2003 B

Offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Feb 26, 2003 2.5/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] For all the food for thought offered by the film, its overall success is diminished by the fact that there's too much Max and not enough Hitler.

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David Elliott San Diego Union-Tribune Feb 24, 2003 3/4

Max doesn't 'humanize' Hitler, but makes him frighteningly plausible as a dud artist who took revenge by twisting history into a personal, obscene project.

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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Feb 22, 2003 67/100

Leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of Hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion.

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Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Feb 22, 2003

A fascinating what-if portrayal of a time that was and events that might have been.

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