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Max Payne |  | Director: John Moore
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Movie
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 19721
Genre: Action
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 100 Minutes
ASIN: B001O4Z8L2
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2008
Release Date: August 25, 2009
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| Synopsis:
Max Payne is a maverick cop - a mythic anti-hero - determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal. |
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| Customer Reviews:
It was ok! February 28, 2010
Harold Edward Wills (Hagerstown, Maryland USA)
Really keep hoping for another Shooter out of Mark Walberg, but unless it's my imagination, he really seems to be playing the same role...with slight variations...in each one of his movies.
 Beautiful Blu-Ray February 28, 2010
Bill F. Armitage (Canada)
What a cool movie, beautifully filmed, with a curious and eventful plot. I didn't know anything about the game, actually, I didn't know it was based on a game until I read it here... and don't feel I missed a thing, even on second viewing. I loved the special F/X too.
 Max Payne-ful January 26, 2010
M. Hull
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Quite possibly the worst movie I have seen in a very long time.
A confused mess of pathetic acting, gigantic plot holes and non-existent direction. Fans of the original game should prepare themselves to be *very* disappointed. Anyone else who has any appreciation for movies will just be bored or turn this disgrace off.
Who cast this movie?
Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne??
Mila Kunis as a vengeful chick with a machine gun??
Who are they kidding?
As for the action, there is virtually zero. "Bullet time" was key in the game and yet it is seen in maybe one pointless scene and Max isn't the one doing the shooting....
Avoid this disaster and make your life an extra 2 hours longer.
 A Pain to Watch January 24, 2010
Teriek Williams (New York, NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
2008's Max Payne is a long-awaited adaptation of the once-popular video game of the same name. The storyline of the video game is the archetype of the proverbial revenge saga with an undercurrent of film noir. The dark stylistic embodiment of guilt and redemption alongside vengeance gave the character of Max Payne enough depth to make him a plausible hero that is emotionally conflicted and passionately devoted to solving the mystery of his wife and child's murder. The framing of new conventions of storytelling and visual style allowed Max Payne as a video game to stand out from its predecessors. The idea of a film adaptation was immediately envisioned by fans of the video game especially since the video game seemed closely aligned with the form of film storytelling. Alongside Grand Theft Auto, the idea of a film adaptation seemed promising and welcome. However, no film adaptation surfaced until after the video game franchise was negatively affected by a poor video game sequel.
Upon learning that Mark Wahlberg was cast to play the title character, I was immediately turned off and refused to see the film in theatres. Wahlberg without fail has portrayed every character he has ever played as a tough guy. Wahlberg's one speed acting style is just as annoying as Will Smith's frequent use of sarcasm or Keanu Reeves's emotionless and stiff line delivery. Wahlberg singlehandedly limited the potential of The Italian Job and Shooter while becoming the most annoying aspect of Martin Scorsese's The Departed. Wahlberg is a completely vain actor/producer, which is why his vehicles Four Brothers or the annoying HBO show Entourage are fouled with his unfounded self-importance. The character of Max Payne never appears as a "tough guy" like a Stallone or Schwarzenegger character but rather that of a John McClane character. Max Payne is in great pain, which fuels his search for his family's killer. Wahlberg never shows emotional depth making his casting a huge mistake and without fail, Wahlberg never appeared pained by the death of his family mainly because he's too busy taking everything head on without being hurt. In the video game, Max Payne is not in the best shape physically or mentally. Wahlberg's characterization betrays this. Kevin Bacon's performance in Death Sentence is the better model for a Max Payne especially since Death Sentence is similar to the story of Max Payne but Kevin Bacon has far more range than Wahlberg does.
The casting of Mila Kunis is also a major mistake. Kunis, a former That 70s Show cast member, has never demonstrated any ability at serious acting. Kunis is a pretty girl who belongs in such roles because she has never displayed diversity or range. In this film, she plays a femme fatale character but cannot pull it off because she is not believable in such a role in any way. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges gave a watchable performance in the 2005 Oscar-winning drama Crash because he was playing a character with similarities to his own behavior as a real-life person. Chris Bridges as a gangster rapper has no business playing an Internal Affairs officer and his inability at transformative method acting proves the point. Chris Bridges' predictable and unmoving performance adds to the bad acting and complete betrayal of the story. Beau Bridges who is the one decent actor in this film fails to give a standout performance and he is predictable as a double-crosser. Chris O'Donnell makes an appearance in the film. Those who are familiar with O'Donnell's performances in films like Scent of a Woman knows that including him in this high-octane shoot'em up film is not the best idea. O'Donnell is suited for dramatic acting not action films. He feels out of place here even as he tries hard to seem legitimate.
In the video game, Jack Lupino is an Italian gangster whereas in the film, he is portrayed by Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco and is a former Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Nolasco is completely unbelievable as a U.S. Marine no less as Gunnery Sergeant. Changing Lupino's background from organized crime to the U.S. military is an offensive move. Instead of following a more interesting organized crime background, the filmmakers make another subtle Hollywood anti-military and anti-war dig in which the U.S. government authorizes the use of experimental drugs for soldiers in order to make them stronger and more enduring for combat. Such a plot change is ridiculous and completely unrelated to the subject matter that Max Payne wishes to explore. Other changed aspects include that Max Payne changed to DEA after his family's death while in the film he remains an NYPD detective.
Another point of contention is the film's overblown visual effects and exaggeration of the affects of this experimental drug. The cinematography and the directorial formula are too obvious to seem original. Similar to terrible adaptations of Hitman and Doom as well as the complete stupidity of the no-plot/all-action Live Free or Die Hard, Max Payne is total waste of a film that would have been better suited for a director who understands film noir, an actor who can balance anger and pain, and a supporting cast that pushes the film forward instead of adding to its downfall.
Ummm.....NO January 11, 2010
Derek Valcross
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think the fact that Mark is dual weilding shotguns on the cover shows the intelligence of this film. Max Payne was acclaimed for feeling like you were playing through a movie and was full of action...it's puzzling how the movie lacked both story and any excitement. Oh and Jackie from that 70's show is a stone cold Russian assassin maneater...yeah...man...She would have been my first casting choice for the role too.
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