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  • Max Payne
  • Opened October 17, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
  • PG-13
    violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • A maverick cop (Mark Wahlberg) faces a supernatural battle when he descends into a dark underworld to find those who killed his family and his partner.
  • Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Olga Kurylenko
  • Director: John Moore
  • Genres: Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Crime Thriller, Action

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  • Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne and Mila Kunis as Mona Sax in "Max Payne."
  • Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne."
  • Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne."
  • Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne in "Max Payne."
  • Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne in "Max Payne."
  • Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne in "Max Payne."
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Max Payne Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    Too much HYPE - PAYNE-ful to watch. Grade: C-plus

    by MOVIES REVIEWER

    I just attended the red carpet premiere of this movie adaptation of the same-titled video-game.

    Present at this red carpet event, the obligingly affable Mr. Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges gave a short intro. before the start of the 100-minute movie.

    More flash and hype than substance, Max Payne was mostly filmed in film-noir style.
    The characters were flat and charmless.
    Above-average production qualities and gimmicky special effects.
    Lots of engaging unique camerawork via director John Moore.

    This thriller/mystery reminded me of a stunted hybrid of Sin City, Blade Runner, and Matrix - lacking their respective unforgettable unique signatures.

    Nevertheless, I enjoyed the performances by Mark Wahlberg, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Mila Kunis, and Beau Bridges.

    Verdict:
    Yet just another PAYNE-ful video-game movie adaptation.
    Star billings should rake in the crowd translating in big opening weekend at the box-office.
    Recommended if you are a fan of the stars.

  • So-so

    Dissappointing

    by screensiren

    I was really looking forward to this movie coming out. I'm a 30 something female who loves sci-fi action movies. I've never played the game, but I figured that the movie would tell the story. Boy was I wrong. The storyline left me wondering why some characters were there, what they did, who the "angels" were and in general- WTF? The cinematography is beautiful though, the action was good and the acting was awesome but even all that couldn't save a lacking storyline. Seriously, do we have to play the game in order to understand the movie? What's the point of it then?
    Weeks of anticipation just fizzled and now I feel dirty. Thanks for a less that great movie.

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    Max Payne - Worth the bill!

    by Phantazmagoria

    First off, for true fans of the series - The preview lie, they do not butcher the story all that much as would be expected!

    To be honest, I might have to say that this is so far the best game-to-movie attempt that I have seen. True, at times it can be said that acting is flat; I simply explain this with the conversion - In a game, the action and play is the first thing a person goes for, second, flashy characters. Max Payne is supposed to be Dark, full of manic depressive characters that have lost all light and hope. I'd say they hit this spot on.

    Fans of the game series will be very pleased I think, as well as anyone new to the story, that enjoys a rough and gritty action movie.

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  • 40
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Max's righteous anger finds various allies and targets, though it is not always...

  • 38
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Max Payne couldn't be more appropriately named. Sitting through this...

  • 30
    Washington Post |

    This highly stylized adaptation of the popular Max Payne video game is 70...

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    A banal revenge melodrama-cum-detective story, but fans of the video game on...

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