MAX
PAYNE
With
Mark
Wahlberg,
Mila
Kunis,
Beau
Bridges,
Chris
'Ludacris'
Bridges,
Chris
O'Donnell,
Donal
Logue,
Olga
Kurylenko,
Marianthi
Evans,
Nelly
Furtado
Written
by
Beau
Thorne
(based
on
the
video
game
character
by
Sam
Lake)
Directed
by
John
Moore
The
origins
of
Max
Payne
come
from
the
early
2000s
as
a
video
game,
and
took
the
shape
of
a
tough
city
cop
out
to
nail
the
bastards
who
killed
his
family.
The
storyline
of
a
dangerous
drug
at
the
core
of
his
investigation
is
in
tact,
as
is
the
dark
and
chilly
noir
mood,
coupled
with
highly
stylistic
action
and
violence.
The
director
at
the
helm
of
this
slick
cinematic
interpretation
is
John
Moore
(whose
past
work
includes
two
remakes
-
Flight
Of
The
Phoenix
and
The
Omen).
With
the
Canadian
city
of
Toronto
doubling
as
New
York
City,
Mark
Wahlberg
takes
the
role
of
the
tormented
Max
Payne
and
does
a
good
job
of
it.
Some
of
the
features
from
the
game,
like
“bullet-time”
slow-motion
sequences
makes
for
a
cool
homage
and
retention
of
the
game’s
spirit.
For
a
change
you
get
a
(two
part)
documentary
making-of
which
has
an
individual
flavour
and
style,
put
together
with
more
thought
and
originality
than
the
usual
featurettes
slapped
onto
DVDs.
PS.
Max
Payne
also
features
the
Bond-girl
from
Quantum
Of
Solace,
Olga
Kurylenko
in
a
small
role.
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