SummaryA precision-trained military dog, Max serves on the frontlines in Afghanistan alongside his handler, U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott. But when things go terribly wrong on maneuvers, Kyle is mortally wounded and Max, traumatized by the loss of his best friend, is unable to remain in service. Shipped stateside, the only human he seems willing to...
SummaryA precision-trained military dog, Max serves on the frontlines in Afghanistan alongside his handler, U.S. Marine Kyle Wincott. But when things go terribly wrong on maneuvers, Kyle is mortally wounded and Max, traumatized by the loss of his best friend, is unable to remain in service. Shipped stateside, the only human he seems willing to...
Max is a throwback of sorts - a movie about the relationship between a boy and his dog. Lassie springs to mind as the genre classic, but this has a closer kinship to Rin Tin Tin. Although its sensibilities are old-fashioned, the movie offers a modern look and feel.
Top movie, that nailes the focus on the main character (the dog) and not the humans, few movies manages to make such an impact as the scenes in this movie. shame that it gets such a bad rating
This is a great family movie and shows how in real life you face challenges and you should always be honest with your family regardless! Great story and Very enjoyable and Go Max!!
As the intrepid kids and the fearless hound unravel a nefarious weapons-dealing scheme, Max finds its sweet spot, leaving behind its overwrought patriotic swagger and settling into the kind of story that would fill a decent hour of television.
None of these plot points are run through with any thoughtfulness or panache. Despite a great, unaffected performance by Wiggins — the only one among the cast — and the primal joy of seeing the dog actors sprinting, leaping and maybe even emoting, the film is sunk because the characters never transcend their seeming origins in a Disney Channel movie project.
I'm not going to praise this movie on its critical acclaims (of which there are few, lets be honest). It's a B-grade run of has-been actors with the exception of Jay Hernandez whose involvement may as well have been a cameo.
But somehow, this little movie hit me square in the feels. I am a dog person, and a Defence Brat, so this hit home on so many levels. I genuinely loved this film, and despite its many, many flaws as a "movie", it is one of the best stories that I thoroughly have enjoyed for a long, long time. So i can't give it a 10/10, because it's not perfect, but 9/10 will have to do.
Max is not as heartbreaking as a lot of animal films out there, I think the average person can get through this film without crying. Max promotes some good subject matter from the outset but the film is quickly changed into a fairly typical family feature film. I did enjoy this movie, but you are really not going to be floored by its story. I enjoyed the acting in the film Thomas Hayden Church and Josh Wiggins were both great in this movie and the Dog certainly did an outstanding job delivering some fairly entertaining stunts at points. I like the thought of incorporating the marines into the film but sadly Max is hardly a marine for long and it becomes another story of a boy and his dog. Then it takes away from the bond between the boy and his dog for a sometimes ridiculous crime story. I think there are certainly some things to be enjoyed about Max and it can be a good watch for a family but it really shouldn't turn any heads.
Not even Max himself can save this movie.
The story is about Max a truly man's best friend - deployed with the Marines in Afghanistan, Max puts his skill to the test and his life on the line. But just like soldiers, Max also suffers from PTSD - and after a particularly traumatic experience he is taken by his handler to live with his family in the U.S.
A lot of people asked me if I like dogs and the answer is yes, but I don't own a dog. I like watching movies with dogs, cats or any other animals in the movie and even when the movie **** at least you got to see cute animals and enjoy watching them. That's why I saw Max because back in April when I saw the trailer to film I actually thought this was going to be a good movie, because the trailer was pretty sad and looked like it could have been a pretty good movie, but after seeing the movie I couldn't believe how cliche this movie was, I mean wow this is really not good.
Max the dog was the only good thing in the movie. Animals lovers or just anyone will easily love this dog and even I did. I can't believe I'm saying this but the dog give a much better performance then the other actors in the movie, now I'm not saying they were terrible but they didn't really do anything to wow me with they acting, but they was one scene in this movie were Lauren Graham (Who plays the mother) breaks down in tears at the dinner table with the family together and she's crying over her sons death and oh my god was her performance was pretty terrible and she wasn't very convincing when she was upset, but all through out the movie she did okay in the movie but it's just that one scene were is suppose to be heartbreaking moment but it didn't work at all just by that fake cry.
The movie really dose force this emotionally message in your face that really dose get annoying afterwards. I mean if the film makers were smart enough they wouldn't do that and that's to play force sad music to scene that's already sad enough that could have cut out the cliche sad music and let the performance sell the scene. I hate when movies do that, I mean the film makers playing sad music to tell the audiences to feel sad for a scene is just awful. Now some music dose work with some movies but it also doesn't work for some.
The ending to the movie which I won't give a way but the ending to this movie is so freaking ridiculous and so unrealistic. It involves guns, explosions and the father and son somehow not getting shot were they should have been just because they were in a shot out battle, I mean What the f**k? and this is a family movie by the way.
Now is this a good family movie well the family will of course overlook these flaws and enjoy the movie for what it is, so I think yes and I mean they will enjoy and you may enjoy it. If you disagree with me that's fine, but what I said in this review is staying like that and the fact that this has to be the most cliched movie of this year.
With its glorious PG rating, Max fails immensely to depict the real life story and tragedy of a dog and a family, thus turning out to be a ridiculously tame film populated with annoying characters and wooden acting.
Honestly, Max is a silly bore from start to finish. Even kids will find themselves asking when the movie ends. A waste of time and money. Max is a disgrace to film making itself.