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The film is torn between playing [Taylor's] character for real and as a dangerous joke.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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Max
Overview
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Director and cast
- Menno Meyjes Director
- John Cusack as Max Rothman
- Noah Taylor as Adolf Hitler
- Leelee Sobieski as Liselore von Peltz
- Molly Parker as Nina Rothman
- Kevin McKidd as George Grosz
- Yuliya Vysotskaya as Hildegard
- Peter Capaldi as David Cohn
- Ulrich Thomsen as Captain Mayr
- Janet Suzman as Max's Mother
- David Horovitch as Max's Father
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Taylor, hawk-faced and gaunt, pours everything into his portrayal of Hitler, never once seeking our sympathy for this angry, homeless loner.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
If it's not a completely successful film, it is at the very least an intriguing effort to humanize the demon.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Fascinating story from screenwriter- turned-director Menno Meyjes.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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