I know what everyone’s thinking.. Another videogame turned into a movie right? Well its really half & half. Truthfully id say I’m already bias because I was such a fan of the games themselves. Well like hitman & a number of other games that were turned into movies this one may only really appeal to the fans but If you are looking for a different kind of movie with plenty of firepower then this might be the one for you. Mark wahlberg stars as detective max payne a man on the edge who’s family was taken away from him & the ones who done it were never brought to justice, so he himself sets out to find the ones who did it. Along the way he joins forces with mona sax played by the extremely talented mila kunis & bond girl olga kurylenko - she was also in hitman. The story itself is dark & it really wont appeal to everyone but for fans of the popular game they wont be disappointed to see maxs murky world finally make it to film. The atmosphere is matched expertly to the game & the score is also very well suited to the story, the valkyries add a little extra darkness to the story too & feel like something from the movie Constantine. Wahlberg is not the perfect actor to play max payne but he did do a good job at the role he was given, the only negative thing about the film for me was the character lupino..why? Because he was played by amaury nolasco who in turn plays sucre in the tv series prison break - having him in the movie really just made it drag & reminded me too much of prison break. All in all max payne is not a happy feel good romp of a movie - it’s a tale or revenge & of redemption so don’t be disappointed if you were expecting the usual run of the mill Hollywood action movie. If you liked the remake of the punisher staring Thomas jane & Travolta then you just might like this.. Otherwise keep away unless you like payne.
