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Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana and Barry Humphries provide the voice talents for this darkly comic, Australian, claymation-animated feature charting the 20-year correspondence of two extremely unlikely pen pals. When their epistolary alliance begins, Mary Dinkle is an eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne with her alcoholic mother and inattentive father, while Max Horowitz is an obese 40-something Jewish New Yorker prone to panic attacks. The only thing the two have in common is their friendlessness and profound sense of alienation. Spanning two continents and two decades, their extraordinary friendship helps them both through life's highs and lows as they grapple with the everyday troubles of modern existence.
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Academy Award-winning Harvie Krumpet director Adam Elliot returns to the world of clay animation with this simple tale of the innocent correspondence between a portly eight year old girl from the suburbs of Melbourne and a morbidly obese, middle-aged Jewish New Yorker suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. On the surface it would seem that Mary (Toni Collette) and Max (Philip Seymour Hoffman) would have little in common, but over the course of twenty years, the unlikely pen pals exchange letters discussing everything from taxidermy, trust, pets, religion, obesity, autism, agoraphobia, alcoholism, and just about any other topic that comes to mind as they sit down and put pen to paper. Barry Humphries and Eric Bana provide additional voices.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Jonas
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie is a good old-fashioned animated story about an ostracized Australian girl and an American with undiagnosed Asperger syndrome. The story revolves around the letters they sent each other, a dialogue that began when the girl chose an american name at random to ask where babies come from. As the story evolves Mary grows up and Max descends into his syndrome. Weird as it may sound, this movie is both fun and touching. It's also one I gladly see again.
I'd say you'd have to be at least on your way to be a "grown up" to enjoy it, several scenes in the movie are in the category "difficult to explain to children".
I'd say you'd have to be at least on your way to be a "grown up" to enjoy it, several scenes in the movie are in the category "difficult to explain to children".
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I saw this film at the bradford animation festival before it was released on blu-ray and this is what i thought at the time and is still true now.
also if you're worried it wont play on a UK Blu Ray player, it will. it played fine on my PS3.
"That night the first feature was screened- "Mary & Max". It blew my mind, the naive perspective of the child allows the audience to connect with the emotional journey of the films two main characters. Thats the beauty of animation, Mary & Max could handle the themes of mental illness in such a way that it was comic, but not mocking, and powerful, but not preachy. An authentic representation of day to day worries but displayed in the context of an entire lifetime. The narrative cleverly jumps around between the two characters and their pasts through the letters they exchange and the dialogue of each overlaid on the flashbacks. A thing of beauty. Another australian film, from melbourne this time. So many Australian animations, French too."
please watch this, its very very good. dont be fooled by the medium though, this is for adults.
Olly
also if you're worried it wont play on a UK Blu Ray player, it will. it played fine on my PS3.
"That night the first feature was screened- "Mary & Max". It blew my mind, the naive perspective of the child allows the audience to connect with the emotional journey of the films two main characters. Thats the beauty of animation, Mary & Max could handle the themes of mental illness in such a way that it was comic, but not mocking, and powerful, but not preachy. An authentic representation of day to day worries but displayed in the context of an entire lifetime. The narrative cleverly jumps around between the two characters and their pasts through the letters they exchange and the dialogue of each overlaid on the flashbacks. A thing of beauty. Another australian film, from melbourne this time. So many Australian animations, French too."
please watch this, its very very good. dont be fooled by the medium though, this is for adults.
Olly
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie is one of the best films I have ever seen not only it is a true story but they chose do it in animation which brought the story to life.Half way through the film you forget theses are made from plaster scene,you would be mad not to buy this.
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Funny and moving - a real gem unlike anything you will have seen...
The humour in this film is so clever and so completely different to anything I have ever encountered before that I found myself laughing with tears in my eyes. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patrick
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Mary and Max
This is an animated film, and when we ordered it we did not realise that it was. However, it would be a good dvd for people with Aspergers Syndrome and their familes to watch if... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Silver
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This is one of the sweetest, most touching films ever. It had me in tears and I don't cry easily. It's a must see.
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I recommended this film. It is a very good animation story. I love the character of Max with his problems
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This is really clever film. It uses stop frame animation (a mix of Aardman and Tim Burton in style) to tell a very sweet, funny and entertaining story. Read more
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I bought this based on a 5 star rating and a trailer that seems to show a fast paced, funny animation. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Glen Buckette
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A gift
Whilst I don't much like the animation the story is humerous, uplifting yet tragic. A present for someone I know.
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I adore this film and the creator. It is beautifully done and every detail shines through. The characters are perfection and the way it is done amazes me, I would recommend this to... Read more
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I really enjoyed this tale of two misfits, it was grim at times but overall brought joy. It might not be aimed at kids, but I think they should watch it.
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