Max Manus
D Films | Release Date: September 3, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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New York PostLou Lumenick
This rousing, fact-based Norwegian movie covers an unusual subject -- the resistance movement in that country during World War II, whose best-known depiction came in "Edge of Darkness," a 1943 Hollywood adventure movie starring Errol Flynn as a stalwart fisherman outwitting the Nazi occupiers. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterPeter Brunette
The film is always engaging, from the boyish horseplay of the young innocents to the bravado shown in multiple encounters to the involvement of the revered king in exile to the final toll taken by the increasingly ruthless Nazis. Read full review
70
VarietyAlissa Simon
This engaging second feature from "Bandidas" duo Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning combines artistic ambition and commercial appeal with a well-paced action-adventure approach. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
An epic by Scandinavian standards, Manus's period re-creation is lavish-but the too-polished rental décor doesn't create a living past. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Buffed to an expensive-looking gloss and dressed in period-perfect finery, Max Manus has an old-fashioned sincerity that entertains without engaging. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Max Manus (the title role is played by Aksel Hennie) feels so familiar that audiences watching it are likely to experience a numbing sense of déjà vu. Nothing seems particularly fresh or involving. Read full review
40
Time OutNick Schager
Despite the subtitles, it's basically a slice of formulaic Hollywood-style mythmaking, writ large and woefully empty. Read full review
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