Max Payne

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After the murders of his family and his partner, maverick cop Max (Mark Wahlberg) becomes hell-bent on revenge. Teamed with beautiful and deadly Russian mobster Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), Max journeys into a dark underworld to find the truth, but forces -- both worldly and supernatural -- align against him, determined to silence Max forever.

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While it boasts some stylish action, Max Payne suffers severely from an illogical plot and overdirection.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Empire Magazine

This tired, neutered action thriller won't cause you max pain, but you might wince every now and again.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 14, 2008

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

John Moore directs the hell out of the action, while Jonathan Sela's glistening photography captures the snow and rain that fall on these bloody New York streets. But you'd have to be on crack not to guess the 'surprise' finale.

Rated: 2/6

Nov 14, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

This movie is quite bad on every conceivable level.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 9, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...has a supernatural subtext that feels bolted on to the hard-boiled feel of the game...

Rated: 2/5

Oct 7, 2021

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David Hogan

hoganreviews.co.uk

Max is possibly the first game character to be better acted in his game than he is in his movie, John Woo-inspired action is almost entirely dropped and the film is just dull.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 1, 2020

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Stephen H Why did they mess up such an iconic video game? I liked it growing up because it’s “Max Payne”, but I realize it’s a huge disappointment. Deserves an actual good adaptation. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Luís R Bad storyline. Bad dialogues. Bad acting. Bad directing. Bad everything. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Shane O The cinematography was good but the story was very basic , very by the numbers acting was poor and over all just not very interesting Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Bruno S É um filme problemático, a história não convence muito,tem horas que você pergunta se realmente fizeram esse filme... Mas, contudo, entretanto e todavia, é um filme que dá pra assistir tranquilamente, tem boas cenas de ação, e tem uma pegada noir, que consegue entreter... É um filme bem unilateral, e não muito bem escrito, mas Mark Wahlberg faz o seu melhor, em meio à uma filmagem desastrosa! Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Audience Member In a perfect world Mickey Rourke plays as Max Payne and the movie is made by HBO Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍀 4.3/10Blud thinks he’s the crow. Mediocre entertainment that will provide you a fun enough time but won’t add anything to the genre and will probably leave your memory within a day. Grade C Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

John Moore Director Mark Wahlberg Max Payne Mila Kunis Mona Sax Beau Bridges BB Hensley Ludacris Jim Bravura Chris O'Donnell Jason Colvin

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Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne in "Max Payne."

Mark Wahlberg (center) as Max Payne in "Max Payne."

Nelly Furtado as Christa Balder and Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne in "Max Payne."

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Synopsis After the murders of his family and his partner, maverick cop Max (Mark Wahlberg) becomes hell-bent on revenge. Teamed with beautiful and deadly Russian mobster Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), Max journeys into a dark underworld to find the truth, but forces -- both worldly and supernatural -- align against him, determined to silence Max forever.

Director: John Moore
Producer: Scott Faye, Julie Yorn, John Moore
Screenwriter: Beau Thorne
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Firm Films, Depth Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Brief Strong Language|Intense Shooting Sequences|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.7M
Runtime: 1h 39m