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My Friend Max
USA 2017
produced by Mikeal Burgin, Luke Schuetzle, Megan Fleming (executive) for Okapi Pictures
directed by Mikeal Burgin
starring Doug Jones, Kaylynn Burgin, Madison R. Wells, Cooper Pierce, Jim Von Dolteren, Lou Bolster, Deidra Mohr
written by Mikeal Burgin, Chuck Mittan, music by Eros Cartechini
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review by Mike Haberfelner
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After her father has died, young Thea (Kaylynn Burgin) has pretty much
gone into inner emigration, shutting herself off to the world at large,
including her mother (Madison R. Wells), and the only one who she's able
to properly communicate with these days is Max (Doug Jones), a convict
judging from his clothes, but also a very warm-hearted guy who knows how
to get through to Thea and makes her laugh again, and who's the only one
who seems to understand what she's going through. The only problem here is
... Max is not real, he's just her imaginary friend she has had for way
too long, and seeing he's the only person Thea seems to respond to these
days, her mother, who's out of her league when it comes to the situation
at hand and who hasn't got the time she ought to have for her daughter,
starts to worry more than a bit, so much so that she pays one of Thea's
fellow students, Billy (Cooper Pierce), to spend some time with her -
which makes Thea furious when she finds out - and understandably so. Thing
is, she starts to like Billy ... My Friend Max is in
essence a bittersweet film for the whole family - but not one that
sugarcoats things but gives its seemingly simple story emotional depth,
second-guesses the decisions made by everyone, and ultimately let's the
audience decide if the ending is a happy one or not. This is all made
possible by a very subtle and kitsch-free directorial effort, solid
performances, and of course a script that doesn't try to drive its message
home with a sledgehammer. Totally worth a watch!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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