Max Payne (2008)

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'Max Payne' poster - 20th Century Fox

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Oct 17, 2008

Running Time: 100 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring:

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Jamie Hector, Chris O'Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Kate Burton, Olga Kurylenko

director:

John Moore

Max Payne

Max Payne film-still Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges is Jim Bravura

Max Payne is a maverick cop--a mythic anti-hero--determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Laremy Legel, Oct 17, 2008

Review: Max Payne Flatlines

"None of it has much story, logic, or heart. We deserve better."

Max Payne isn't so much a movie as it is a collection of scenes they're hoping you won't pay much attention to. The writing / producing / directing team cribbed from a collection of interesting films over the past decade, threw them into Max Payne…