Rotten
Not as flag-wavingly cheesy as it might have been - but that doesn't make it a good film.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
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Max
Overview
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
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37%
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Rotten
Max is an absurdly violent PG-rated movie in which kids and dogs are repeatedly in peril.
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Fresh
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, Globe and Mail
Rotten
It's like they invited the Coen brothers - or maybe Quentin Tarantino - to script a few scenes of a "Dora the Explorer" episode.
Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Fresh
Yakin executes the touching material with the expected serviceability.
Danny King, Village Voice
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