Max Payne

Mark Wahlberg is a pretty decent choice to play pain. I'm obsessed with the video game yet I honestly can't pick someone I'd want as Payne. So Wahlberg is good enough for me.

This is a flick starting towards the end and rewinding to the beginning. We see Max under water as he is left for dead for whatever reason we haven't seen yet.

One of those hard edged cop movies where Paynes wife and newborn were murdered so he literally is looking for a case that will get him killed. He's got no reason to live.

While looking for information this hot Russian bitch gets murdered, and Max becomes a suspect because they found his wallet at the scene. Damn bitches and their sticky fingers.

Max is a marked man with the cops AND a group of bad Russians, most specifically Mona Sax played by the way hot and not noticed enough Mila Kunis. What a babe. When Max gets a lead on who murdered the Bitch (who's Monas sister) he saves his own ass from getting his head shot to shit and needs her help finding those responsible.

The murder of her sister and Maxs family are related so the shit hits the fan looking for the answers.

As far as the movie goes it looks real nice. Has the hard edged look and gritty feel of a snowy New York. It started off a little eeeh for me, but soon enough things picked up and I was engulfed.

As far as a translation from the video game goes, they do a pretty decent job sticking to things originating in the game. Some things I didn't care for, some characters weren't used to the fullest etc. It's much better than most video game translations. There were parts I wish were in it (like the bank robbery, skinny Vinnie Gognitti running from Payne), but overall it was cool. Not a barn burner but it was cool.

The game had plenty of shootouts, more junkies and twists and turns and it actually took place in one night. This took place over a few days.

If you like the game it's cool enough. If your never played the game the story might interest you as a stand alone new idea. Not enough bullet time for a game that needed it, but the whole effect has been beaten to death so it's all good.

Open ended for a possible sequel which I'd see. The ending credits were awesome and they left all credits till the end which I like (ahem Lawson ahem coming soon)