Mary and Max
IFC Films | Release Date: September 25, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
CineVueDaniel Gumble
Elliot explores the film’s central themes of loneliness, mental illness, love and friendship, all with a deft balance of humour, sadness and subtlety. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Mary and Max’s jauntiness fades into a sadness that culminates on a note of self-acceptance -- and a great gratitude for the sustaining, redemptive power of friendship. Read full review
80
EmpireDan Parkinson
Tackling such un-animation topics as loneliness, body image, alcoholism, suicide and Asperger’s syndrome, it’s quirky, compassionate and slightly seedily sweet. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim Robey
Elliot is a talent eccentric enough to make Nick Park look like an office drone, and the serious sadness underpinning his vision only makes the humour work better. Read full review
70
Screen DailyMike Goodridge
Both characters are endearingly freakish to look at, yet Eliot’s skill is to infuse them with such vulnerable tendencies and believable characteristics as to render them immediately human. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew Pulver
You have to admire the ambition, even if Elliot doesn't always seem certain if he's laughing with or at his creations. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Has its share of deadpan amusements, but its combo of mordant whimsy and tearjerker moments winds up curdling in an unappetizing fashion. Read full review
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