Release Date:
10/17/2008
Directed by: John Moore
The Skinny: Maverick cop Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) is on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife and son. While Payne spends much of this brooding flick wandering around a snow-ridden New York City and encountering the supernatural, it finally takes the help of mysterious Russian broad Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), some hallucinatory drugs, and a ton of bullet shells to find out who done it.
The Good: Aesthetically, Max Payne is on point. By combining the urban noire of Sin City with the slow-motion action sequences of the Matrix (plus adding a dab—and we use this word liberally—of realism) the flick feels like some kind of action-packed dreamscape.
The Bad: This is a painfully predictable movie. Twists and turns that are intended to be clever can be seen for miles, rendering the epic conclusion pretty lifeless. In addition to that, the usually awesome Mila Kunis feels totally miscast as a hard-edged vigilante. Also, Wahlberg delivers a scream as cringe-worthy as Vader's famous "Noooooo!" In Star Wars Episode III. It's really becoming harder and harder to take the producer of Entourage seriously as an "actor."
Wait, Is That…: Yes, femme fatale Natasha is Ukrainian beauty Olga Kurylenko, a gal who is due to become ever dude's fantasy in next month's Bond adventure, Quantum of Solace.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Though this ain't mind-blowing fair, Max Payne is totally worthy for a mindless Sunday movie rental.
The Skinny: Maverick cop Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) is on a mission to find the man who murdered his wife and son. While Payne spends much of this brooding flick wandering around a snow-ridden New York City and encountering the supernatural, it finally takes the help of mysterious Russian broad Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), some hallucinatory drugs, and a ton of bullet shells to find out who done it.
The Good: Aesthetically, Max Payne is on point. By combining the urban noire of Sin City with the slow-motion action sequences of the Matrix (plus adding a dab—and we use this word liberally—of realism) the flick feels like some kind of action-packed dreamscape.
The Bad: This is a painfully predictable movie. Twists and turns that are intended to be clever can be seen for miles, rendering the epic conclusion pretty lifeless. In addition to that, the usually awesome Mila Kunis feels totally miscast as a hard-edged vigilante. Also, Wahlberg delivers a scream as cringe-worthy as Vader's famous "Noooooo!" In Star Wars Episode III. It's really becoming harder and harder to take the producer of Entourage seriously as an "actor."
Wait, Is That…: Yes, femme fatale Natasha is Ukrainian beauty Olga Kurylenko, a gal who is due to become ever dude's fantasy in next month's Bond adventure, Quantum of Solace.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Though this ain't mind-blowing fair, Max Payne is totally worthy for a mindless Sunday movie rental.