Max Payne (the movie) gets reviewed

[Chandoo]

Metareview - Max Payne (the movie)

We're big fans of Mark Wahlberg, despite his apparent lack of a sense of humor and his oftentimes horrible body of work. We're also big fans of Rockstar's bullet-time infused noir-fest, Max Payne. We also have a minor crush on the button cute Mila Kunis. We're also of the firm opinion that Ludacris is the greatest musician of our generation. Therefore, on paper, it would seem as though the new Max Payne flick would be the Citizen Kane of video game adaptations. On celluloid, however, the film apparently falls flat -- as these early reviews indicate.

• Peter Travers - Rolling Stone: "Max Payne is a dank, dispiriting cop flick that merely requires Wahlberg to wear a scowl that could have been painted on digitally with more expressiveness."

• Kyle Smith - New York Post: "This movie also has Blade Runner on its mind, and Raymond Chandler, but mostly it's a weak little sister to Sin City."

• James Berardinelli - ReelViews: "Maybe fans of the game will be okay with the cinematic adaptation but for those who are new to Max and his world, this isn't an impressive introduction."

• John Anderson - Newsday: "Mark Wahlberg, who has proved himself a very capable actor ("The Departed"), seems to have nominated himself for the Russell Crowe Lack of Charisma Award, and is running a pretty convincing campaign."

• Claudia Puig - USA Today: "Max Payne couldn't be more appropriately named. Sitting through this stylish-looking but derivative, vacuous and bullet-riddled movie inflicts maximum pain."

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[tamd]

seriously thats y i dont like movies being made on game..they never deliver that thing which we have played before... and so it look so medicore

[The Punisher]

Peter Travers - Rolling Stone: "Max Payne is a dank, dispiriting cop flick that merely requires Wahlberg to wear a scowl that could have been painted on digitally with more expressiveness."
Kyle Smith - New York Post: "This movie also has Blade Runner on its mind, and Raymond Chandler, but mostly it's a weak little sister to Sin City."
James Berardinelli - ReelViews: "Maybe fans of the game will be okay with the cinematic adaptation but for those who are new to Max and his world, this isn't an impressive introduction."
John Anderson - Newsday: "Mark Wahlberg, who has proved himself a very capable actor ("The Departed"), seems to have nominated himself for the Russell Crowe Lack of Charisma Award, and is running a pretty convincing campaign."
Claudia Puig - USA Today: "Max Payne couldn't be more appropriately named. Sitting through this stylish-looking but derivative, vacuous and bullet-riddled movie inflicts maximum pain."

Sucks man....I was really expectin something from this movie.....

[cobby]

yeah man seeing trailers i expected some thing better

now when i will watch its dvd scr or r5

i will watch it assuming it as movie not based on game

or like i havent played max payne or what is max payne

[ahmadka]

The movie got just 18% there, and 5% from the critics there ... probably *the* worst score I've ever seen at rotten tomatoes ..

[Muaaz]

^ FYI , Red Line received 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
Though , This movie has really disappointed everyone

[Bad Mofo]

did anyone expect the movie to be a hit?!

still, might see it if all the dvd shops in the world imploded all at once and all that was left in their place was millions of copies of the movie.

[BeLoShI]

^ at least i didnt have any expectations from a movie on a game. So to me another plot got ruined

[tamd]

watched the movie today and i hate them who made this movie..they really ruin it

[cout]

well it still debuted at #1 at the box office...18 million...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...79OGgD93TO5FG0