Warner Bros.
Directed by Spike Jonze
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
Max runs away from home to an island of his own creation. Here he gets to destroy whatever he wants, since he made himself king, even if under false pretenses. The island is inhabited by giant Muppets who seem to represent different aspects of his emotions and worries in real life.There is Carol, whose uncontrolled rage obviously mirrors his own, and KW, a female monster who cares for him with maternal love. They build forts and have dirt clod fights, but also spend an awful lot of time bickering and brooding. Max is a difficult kid to like, there is no doubt he is imaginative, but he also comes across as spoiled and bratty. In fact, most of the monsters were the same way...just big kids out of control. Max eventually misses his mom and goes back home. I get the feeling he really didn't learn anything.
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