>From the first time I sw and the countless times since, I
>disliked intently the rooftop scene when Max reveal blum's
>affair to Mrs. Blum.
>
>As a fan of the movie, it was the only untrue and
>uncharacteristically "mean" moment from Max and I just didn't
>like seeing him that way. As a fan of film, the whole offering
>her of a sandwich and juice just pushed the quirky offbeat
>shtick too far.

the way I see it it's supposed to be uncharacteristic, in that it's all about the ridiculous, immature, unexpected, things a man will do when he's in love. Max being wise beyond his years he's still just a kid. Mr Blume being in his 40s he's still a kid as well (runnin over bikes and shit). you wanna talk about mean, look how he treated his dad.