Max: Bester Freund. Held. Retter.

Originaltitel: Max

2015
PG
1 Std. 51 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

28.763

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Carlos in Max: Bester Freund. Held. Retter. (2015)

A dog that helped US Marines in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.A military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.A military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

28.763

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The film is dedicated to the memory of the 26 dogs and 25 handlers that have been killed in the service of their country since 2003.

Patzer
Lufkin, Texas in July has a temperature that ranges from 90° to 99° Fahrenheit with intense humidity. Wearing light jackets and fuzzy hats while riding bikes through the woods would be very uncomfortable there, but suitable in North Carolina where the movie was filmed.

Zitate
Kyle Wincott: Nose of a dog, the heart of a marine, sounds like a hero to me!

Verbindungen
Featured in Conan: Lauren Graham/Colin Quinn/Ray Wylie Hubbard (2015)

Soundtracks
Higher Than My Station
Written by Brett Callaway, Sam Robinson, Sonny Vega, Andrew Rodriguez, Jordan Hatfield & Robert Valeu
Performed by Close Your Eyes
Courtesy of Victory Records

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Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

Parts were great! Other parts could use more polish

I liked part of it, and was disappointed with another aspect of it. I liked the dogs, the "name" actors, and the overall, one-paragraph story. I had trouble with the script, the execution of the story, and some of the minor character actors.

I was also nervous about seeing a corny, ultra-patriotic political war message. That was surprisingly absent. Handled with subtlety, it was in very good taste. I was also nervous about the prospect of an overly sentimental dog story, one that might even be maudlin. tear-jerker (Sad is OK, but intentionally "pushing buttons" over and over just to create melodrama is tiresome). Needn't have worried - it was handled with a deft touch - subtle, yet moving. Good job with that.

The problem I had was the script, and thus the movement of the plot. It felt like some pieces were missing, somehow. Not fluid, not smooth. It was clunky and a bit clumsy - like a hastily made afternoon TV movie.

The girl, Carmen, was actually the best all-round kid here. Good actor - I totally bought her emotions, her dog training skills, and her overall motivations. The curl-haired guy, Chuy, was so annoying as a character - I couldn't tell if I was disliking the kid or the character. I suspect it was the character (so maybe that was good acting? Dunno).

I am a university teacher, and in my line of work this story would be great, but again, the script itself came off as a rough draft. A few more rewrites and 6 months of polishing would have made a big difference.

All in all - not bad. Probably family friendly, from 8 years old and up.