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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis rousing, fact-based Norwegian movie covers an unusual subject -- the resistance movement in that country during World War II, whose best-known depiction came in "Edge of Darkness," a 1943 Hollywood adventure movie starring Errol Flynn as a stalwart fisherman outwitting the Nazi occupiers.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe film is always engaging, from the boyish horseplay of the young innocents to the bravado shown in multiple encounters to the involvement of the revered king in exile to the final toll taken by the increasingly ruthless Nazis.
- 70VarietyVarietyThis engaging second feature from "Bandidas" duo Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning combines artistic ambition and commercial appeal with a well-paced action-adventure approach.
- 70Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonAn epic by Scandinavian standards, Manus's period re-creation is lavish-but the too-polished rental décor doesn't create a living past.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisBuffed to an expensive-looking gloss and dressed in period-perfect finery, Max Manus has an old-fashioned sincerity that entertains without engaging.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeMax Manus (the title role is played by Aksel Hennie) feels so familiar that audiences watching it are likely to experience a numbing sense of déjà vu. Nothing seems particularly fresh or involving.
- 40Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerDespite the subtitles, it's basically a slice of formulaic Hollywood-style mythmaking, writ large and woefully empty.