John Cusack and Noah Taylor star in this little known Adolf Hitler drama called
Max. In this interesting fictional
tale, Hitler is a young artist looking to make a career of himself, but can his newfound friend Max Rothman, a Jewish art dealer, get him to open up before his hatred turns to politics? Well, obviously not, but
Max tells an intriguing story nonetheless.
Cusack is Max Rothman. Now, I think he is a German WWI veteran, but given the fact that Cusack doesn''t even attempt a German accent (or any kind of accent), I''m not completely sure. In fact, it took me half the movie to realize that perhaps Cusack wasn''t, after all, an American. Of course, his parents have British accents, so who knows what nationality he''s supposed to be!
Anyway, regardless of the lack of accent, Cusack turns in his usual good performance as the art teacher that might be the one that could save young Adolf Hitler from a future in politics and world domination. He''s smart and witty, but not perfect; he has a taste for cigarettes, and for Leelee Sobieski (who isn''t his wife).