This movie has some interesting ideas, but they never really jell. It puts a bit of a human face on Hitler, showing him as a destitute artist who doesn't really know what he wants. But more than half of the screen time is devoted to the title character, Max, and I have to say that much of that time is wasted. Connecting the modern art scene of 1918 with post-World War I Germany and with Hitler is intriguing, yet the ending is entirely too predictable and not much fun to watch. The best single scene is the one where Hitler triumphantly tells Max that politics is the new modern art.
For every merit I can think of a demerit. I don't really recommend this movie.
For every merit I can think of a demerit. I don't really recommend this movie.