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Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

Action | Drama | War
Rayting:   7.3/10 26.7K votes
Country: Norway | Denmark
Language: Norwegian | German
Release date: 19 December 2008

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

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therendil 18 December 2008

Saw this movie yesterday at colosseum in Oslo. It was the pre-premiere with all the cast and war veterans attending. To say the least it was pretty easy getting carried away because of the atmosphere but i will at least try to give a balanced review.

The first thing that grabs your attention is the production values, for a norwegian movie this one looks great. Its really great to see that norwegian movies have made leaps and bounds during the recent years in special effects. It sure as hell looks authentic, and it feels that way to. Both visuals and atmosphere is highly successful. Also the score is highly satisfying, and complements the visual style perfectly.

Despite these strengths, there are some negative things to point out about Max manus. Much of the acting is stale, I don't know what it is. But i think some of these actors have acted better before. It could be that the characters are somewhat hard to project considering that these where real people, and they have to take into account on how they where, i don't know, but somethings not right. Aksel Hennies acting ranges from mediocre to very good during the movie. Hes really good at the emotional scenes, but when he is supposed to be more neutral it feels like he is holding back. Now Ken Duken on the other hand, gives a perfect performance, its kind of amazing how he delivers the norwegian lines better than the norwegian actors. I haven't seen this guy before, but he seems to have tons of talent. (The scene in the cell is pretty good from both Aksel and Ken).

The movie as a whole is pretty entertaining and informative, its nice to learn about what happened back in WWII. And its nice to see the past of some of our most decorated war heroes. all in all i think it would have benefited the movie to have some more tight pacing and more solid acting. It has some really good parts, but the complete package doesn't really satisfy as much as i would have hoped to.

mail-5770 7 June 2009

Fmovies: First off, I must say that I didn't expect much even if Aksel Hennie was in the main role. And as a bonus, Nicolai Cleve Broch is in it as well. Both are two of the greatest actors in Norway, and boy.. They play well together (wich they also proved in 'Uno') But I was surprised. VERY surprised.

This movie had it all! Good in-depth characters, good story, action, love, sorrow.. you name it. I was thrilled. I had goosebumps at several times and could feel the tears pushing on a at least three of four times.

If you want to see a movie that got it all, even if you don't like movies about war. See it. I promise you that you wont regret it.

This movie became my favorite, and I will see it again for sure.

A strong 1010.

stian_thomassen 22 December 2008

It was a great movie. I was not bored for a second! Movies like this could very fast be ruined by to much focus on action, to much focus on drama or all to many characters. This movie handle all the parts very well. It's very good balanced movie. It goes on from 1940-1945 telling the story and feelings of Max Manus, who was a saboteur under the war. Good Norwegian action movies are rare, if you have some fearful memories of bad Norwegian movies, this will change your mind.

None Norwegians: I gave this movie 10, and that may be because I'm a Norwegian and feel this movie in a different way then you. But it's no less then a 8 if I should be harsh. This will most likely "pop" up in your rental store as a DVD with subtitles. If you not used to subtitles it can be hard I know, but it's worth it (And you will hear some German, English and wonderful Norwegian-English in the movie). It's a rental, heck, it's one to own!

ztpt 7 January 2009

Max Manus: Man of War fmovies. This film is one that I have waited for a long time awaiting it's theatrical release.

When that came I were not disappointed,alltough they did leave out a LOT of really exiting stuff. f.ex: his eventful trip around the globe via neutral Sweden and pre war(Barbarossa) Russia then to Turkey where they were almost ensnared by two beautiful female German agents.Then to North Africa(Egypt) were they almost joined the British 8th army,but didn't because they would be seen as deserters by the Norwegian army then.

They also shot down a french plane that were attacking them in the Mediterranean,then via cape town ultimately to New york and then via convoy to England,I think a sequel is in order to cover this journey. That being said ,this is by far the best Norwegian or foreign for that matter film I have ever seen,the effects is beautiful and blends in perfectly,the story have been comprised a bit to fit in a movie script and I understand that perfectly as I went to film school myself. Production value is top notch in this and you can really see every dollar(or kroner) is put on that screen. Hennies portrayal is spot on,so are the other performances. I would warmly recommend this film to everyone especially those who are interested in WW2 history.

PS: I read a review on here that said Manus never fought in the Finnish campaign,while it is true that most of the Norwegian volunteers never got to the front (all from alcoholism to bad nerves,a total of 128 Norwegian troops reached the Salla front and were put into the Swedish "friviligakåren" (volunteer corps). Please do your research properly if you are going to make statements like that.

Filmnerd1984 29 December 2008

Awesome film based on a true story about a small but significant resistance group in Oslo Norway during WW2. and the most prolific member is Max Manus with his daring operations and back breaking escapes from the Nazi's. in terms of Norwegian films in general ,this film differs from the rest because of it's massive budget and interesting source material. the thing that really surprised me was the detail and skill of the cgi effects from making Oslo look like it did 60 years ago to various explosions and action sequences. foremost this film is for people familiar with the story's of Max Manus and his daring exploits. Aksel Hennie did a great job portraying Manus. i didn't like Hennie before but i do now. A must see for any Norwegian or war enthusiast.

Renaldo Matlin 17 December 2008

I'm not sure where to start but my anticipations for this film were sky-high, and boy were my prayers answered! I have difficulty seeing how the story of Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus could be told in any other way. The friendship in the tight-knit group of saboteurs and resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Oslo is portrayed with great warmth, comedy and boyish charm (most of these guys were basically just kids!), and the original and very special relationship between Max and his future wife Tikken is both credible and beautiful. Together with some intense action-scenes this all makes for a great WW2-film that takes you through every emotion.

Almost refreshingly it's told in a straightforward manner, none of those new fashionable gimmicks where a storyline is suddenly turned on its head just for cheap effect. The fact that this film is very close to reality - according to both Manus' widow Tikken and Gunnar Sønsteby, one of the legendary resistance fighters portrayed in the film - makes this even more fascinating.

An honest sweeping war drama deeply rooted in reality and history, that should interest any fan of WW2-stories, anywhere in the world.

And why watch fictional heroes like gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius when you can enjoy real life ones like Maximo Guillermo Manus? :)

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