izzio's Review

Summary - Perfect 5.0

This movie is nothing short of genius. Mary and Max is a story of two unlikely friends- one small girl with no friends, and one old man with Aspergers- writing to each other throughout the years. The movie has about 4 lines of dialogue, as the entire thing is narrated by someone telling you the character’s thoughts, their emotions and their actions. The rest of the movie is narrated by the reading of their letters.
Mary lives in a brights and vivid Australia, while Max lives in a black-and-white New York. The movie starts off in the 70’s but then you watch Mary grow up, and eventually, the movie ends with an extremely sad ending that made me tear up. The entire movie is incredibly interesting and surprisingly FUNNY. Please- I implore you to see this movie now.

Acting - Perfect 5.0

The famous ones here are Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette. Both of them are outstanding voice actors, as we learn from this movie. The narrator’s voice is absolutely perfect, as is everyone else in the movie.

Film - Perfect 5.0

The claymation is obviously the first thing you’ll notice. It’s absolutely beautiful. It’s not Coraline animations, but rather more lumpy. I couldn’t get over how amazing it looked. Also the music is outstanding. It always set the mood PERFECLY. And the “dialogue” is phenomenal. The letters are so detailed and so smart that you wonder what genius could’ve written them. A perfect score for a perfect movie.

Edge - Tame 1.5

Some cartoon nudity, but nothing too bad. Also, there is an extremely haunting scene where someone puts a noose around their neck and has pills in their hands.

Reality - Natural 1.0

This is supposedly based on a true story… I trust them

5 Comments

• BigdaddyDave Apr 10, 2011 5:38PM

  Regarding BigdaddyDave’s Review
  No worries. If we all liked the same movies, there would be no need for movie crticism. I appreciate your honesty.

• Wick Apr 10, 2011 12:20PM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  Sorry to harsh the buzz guys, but I couldn’t warm up to this movie.

• izzio Feb 22, 2011 9:22PM

  Regarding BigdaddyDave’s Review
  SOOOO happy you feel the same about this AMAZING movie

• izzio Jul 16, 2010 9:49PM

  Actually you could just watch it on instant play!

• Wick Jul 16, 2010 7:42PM

  Regarding izzio’s Review
  Great pik Iz. I’m gonna put it on my Netflix queue.

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