Impressive

Rating: 9/10 (8 November 2011)

It's hard to watch this film, to witness how humans are powerless confronting their demons or fears. It's disturbing because I think it's almost impossible not to recognize some painful patterns from your own existence. Kudos to those that really are not part of this category, those hard-disciplined people.
I didn't perceive the friendship of Mary and Max as strange, not for a second. It is introduced so naturally, like somehow faith found a perfect match between the absences of their lives.
I loved how it's used a "not so perfect" animation. It emphasized the facts over the aspect. And finally I loved how the characters were built. A heartbreaking combination of innocence and weakness.