sergepesic I am sure that Hitler didn't expect, that the most Arian of all Arians, Scandinavian people, show much dissent to the Nazi regime. After all in his delusional world of Wagnerian bloody operas mixed in with horrific reality, there was not much room for logic. On the other hand poor Norwegians got saddled with Vidkun Quisling, shameful collaborator, to give the new name to all future traitors. " Max Manus" tells a different story, of proud, patriotic young men with utmost desire to wipe the shame of treachery and fight for their country. The long bloody war will decimate them, and the survivors will slowly continue reliving the horrors. Thankfully, this movie doesn't forget that heroes can suffer too, even more than passive victims.

jason-dickson This film is really good.A great story about a guy called Max Manus who was the leader of the Norwegian underground movement. It covers his life and the fate of his comrades throughout World War 2.No huge budgets, no big name stars, a really good story and some class acting.This is probably the best film I have seen covering the sacrifices made by the underground movements in occupied Europe.The best part is that its true.Jason

Nagi4 From an outsider point of view I Felt that the film was a Hollywood-war film copy. Although the actors were playing well and there were some very nice scenes visually. It just felt as an documentary piece done with actors.I was surprised that this level of visualization of war could be done with a Scandinavian budget, but it didn't really help my problem: The lack of a strong universal story-line. The plot was as thin as paper and there was really nothing to wait for.The film was a huge disappointment for me after hearing the numbers of viewers that the film received in Norway.I can see why it did so. It's a typical story of a Norwegian war hero, but for a foreigner it's just a basic war film and a boring one.

jeffonsax I found this war film very enjoyable. The story and acting was good as was the design. It has good moments of suspense and was like an old fashion picture of bravery and winning over the bad guys. The characters are interesting with the central protagonist Max Manus being someone we do care about. It is good to look at with some very good photography at the outside locations. I particularly enjoyed the night scenes during the sabotage sequences in the harbour.I would say a good film to watch for teenagers and adults.It is a foreign language film with subtitles.