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Max has good intentions and tries to hearken back to classic family-friendly features, but its disjointed, manipulative plot overwhelms the efforts of its talented human and canine stars.
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Woof. Aug 7, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Woof.
Adam Woodward
A bizarrely earnest kids movie. Aug 6, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A bizarrely earnest kids movie.
Kevin Maher
With every clunking homily to obedience in the script by Rambo III's Sheldon Lettich, Max starts to feel less like wholesome family entertainment and more like some ideological project. Aug 5, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
With every clunking homily to obedience in the script by Rambo III's Sheldon Lettich, Max starts to feel less like wholesome family entertainment and more like some ideological project.
Mike McCahill
Not as flag-wavingly cheesy as it might have been - but that doesn't make it a good film. Aug 3, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Not as flag-wavingly cheesy as it might have been - but that doesn't make it a good film.
Tom Huddleston
Max is an absurdly violent PG-rated movie in which kids and dogs are repeatedly in peril. Jun 29, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Max is an absurdly violent PG-rated movie in which kids and dogs are repeatedly in peril.
Christy Lemire
Yakin doesn't condescend to his audience, and infuses his plot with a surprisingly ambitious and revealing commentary about the experience of war. Jun 26, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Yakin doesn't condescend to his audience, and infuses his plot with a surprisingly ambitious and revealing commentary about the experience of war.
Manori Ravindran
Max is deceptively simple and entirely effective. Heart-melting and humorous, this moving film has more to offer than an adorable dog. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Max is deceptively simple and entirely effective. Heart-melting and humorous, this moving film has more to offer than an adorable dog.
Danielle Davenport
Yakin may let Max may meander a little, thematically, but any filmmaker who takes the time to craft a family film (only a smattering of language and "peril") wedgied in the same week as an R-rated movie about a degenerate stuffed bear is OK in my book. Apr 17, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Yakin may let Max may meander a little, thematically, but any filmmaker who takes the time to craft a family film (only a smattering of language and "peril") wedgied in the same week as an R-rated movie about a degenerate stuffed bear is OK in my book.
Julie Crawford
Suckers for animal movies will forgive the movie's predictability, but even the jaded may find that its script and musical cues reveal an occasionally thoughtful film wrapped in multiplex sheep's clothing. Aug 28, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Suckers for animal movies will forgive the movie's predictability, but even the jaded may find that its script and musical cues reveal an occasionally thoughtful film wrapped in multiplex sheep's clothing.
Pat Padua
"Max" is a family film that will capture your heart, pull on those heart-strings quite a bit, and deliver a message for every age. Aug 21, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
"Max" is a family film that will capture your heart, pull on those heart-strings quite a bit, and deliver a message for every age.
Pamela Powell
Max is a doggy tale of canine heroism that comes with such a generous side-order of good ol' American, flag-waving patriotism that its potential appeal to British audiences will surely be limited. Oct 29, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Max is a doggy tale of canine heroism that comes with such a generous side-order of good ol' American, flag-waving patriotism that its potential appeal to British audiences will surely be limited.
Matthew Bond
How a sweet story about a boy and his dog turns into a lame thriller about backwoods weapons dealing is anyone's guess. Jun 10, 2016 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
How a sweet story about a boy and his dog turns into a lame thriller about backwoods weapons dealing is anyone's guess.
Max Weiss
Entertaining and fun, Max is an inspirational family film. The story follows a military dog who's slated to be put down after going feral in the wake of a firefight in Afghanistan, ,but he's rescued by the family of his former handler and retrained. The plot's pretty clichéd and predictable, yet it kind of works; giving the audience what they want (animal and family bonding and healing together). Still, the kid is kind of annoying at times and the subplot about black market arms dealing is rather contrived. However, despite its little problems, Max is a solid film with a positive message about friendship and bravery.
Super Reviewer
I like the homage to the veterans and serving dogs this movie boasts, but it is predictable at times. Great young cast they make you laugh. The interaction between the dog and boy is quite believable and well done.
This plays out like a made for TV movie but it is still endearing and has a human tale to tell with a lot of heart. Max is undoubtedly the star of the movie and if you have seen any animal movie you know what to expect from this. Still enjoyable though.
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