Director: John Moore
Year: 2008
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell
Before watching this, I didn’t realise that it was an adaptation of a video game. Upon hearing this, my immediate reaction was “so when are the stupid black creatures that live in tunnels going to appear?”. Five minutes later, stupid black creatures appeared in a tunnel. This is perhaps a little harsh – Max Payne isn’t as bad as a lot of video game adaptations out there. If you’re willing to take it all at face value (and, admittedly, ignore a number of minor plot holes) it’s a fairly enjoyable Friday night movie – even if I was watching it on a Wednesday.
The basic premise is that Max Payne’s wife and child were killed about 3 years ago, and he is still trying to find out who was behind the attack. Unsurprisingly, by the end of the movie he has the answer. And that’s pretty much it – other than the message that guns are cool (seriously, watching the closing credits. Guns aren’t this cool even in most video games). If you watch it, it’s probably best to be prepared for a video game adaptation movie. Then you won’t be disappointed – you might even be pleasantly surprised.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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