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Title: Juvenile Adventure, Peruvian Style
Review: MAX IS MISSING, an entertaining juvenile adventure set in Peru, is sparked by a good cast, crisp direction and beautiful location filming. Despite his objections, young Max is on vacation in Peru with his dad and his dad's new girlfriend. What begins as an uneventful visit to Machu Picchu turns into a suspenseful attempt to elude capture by a pair of inept but persistent villains. Max comes into possession of a sacred Incan artifact, unwillingly partners up with a young Indian panhandler his own age, and the chase is on. Having visited Peru myself a few years ago, watching this movie is like being there again. Breathtaking Machu Picchu, the roaring Urubamba River, intriguing Cuzco, the winding Peruvian Railway, inspiring and mysterious Sacsayhuaman -- what backdrops for adventure indeed.
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