One of the film's oddest missteps is in making the boy-band gig just another occupation, instead of using it as a central way to illuminate the brothers' unusual bond.
Munch's usual stylishness and casual storytelling tenor lend persuasion to this curious drama about two brothers, both teen music idols, who demonstrate an incestuous attraction.
Intermittently insightful, but a disappointment from the talented Munch.
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
For all its maturity - and nice performances from Johnson and Phoenix - the film winds up dancing around the 500-lb gorilla in the middle of the room rather than facing the pathology of its real subject head-on.
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Provocative without being especially thoughtful or credible, Harry and Max registers as a severe disappointment coming from this talented filmmaker.
30
Film Threat
Film Threat
Christopher Munch wrote and directed this feature and it is nearly impossible not to feel deep-seated anger towards him for what he has wrought on screen.
30
Village Voice
Village Voice
A swirl of messy boundaries and loony dialogue.
25
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Too superficial to shock or surprise.
25
New York Post
New York Post
If boy bands weren't already passé, Harry and Max would finish the job.