Max Payne

[Brian in Mesa]

Fox is Game for Max Payne
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
June 26, 2005

Producer Scott Faye of Collision Entertainment has teamed up with Firm Films head Julie Yorn to turn Max Payne, the action video game franchise, into a feature film for 20th Century Fox, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, and now hunted by cops and the mob. Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. The movie will focus on the origin of the vigilante character.

The game was released for the PC in July 2001 and later that fall on Xbox and PlayStation 2. It was the first video game to employ cinematic techniques like slow-motion "bullet time" (popularized in "The Matrix" trilogy) into its game play and was an instant hit for Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and game publisher Gather of Developers.

The sequel, "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne," shipped for PC, Xbox and PS2 in fall 2003 from Rockstar Games.

 

[SuperSpck]

Max Payne (2008)

Big fan of the games. Visually compelling movie trailer.
Curious and looking forward to it.

http://www.maxpaynethemovie.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467197/

 

[SuperSpck]

Damn you search feature! You failed me!

 

[dodie53]

i hope this is better than the punisher

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Max Payne

Release Date: October 17, 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: John Moore
Screenwriter: Beau Thorne
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language)
Website: MaxPaynethemovie.com

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and Olga Kurylenko

Plot Summary: Maverick cop Max Payne (Wahlberg) is hell-bent on revenge against those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. His obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmarish journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

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[dodie53]

this sucks imo.
an action movie with alot of talking.

 

[mojorizen7]

I'll watch anything with Mila Kunis in it..... she's delicious.

 

[SuperSpck]

Boo.

It was everything I hoped it wouldn't be.

Too many characters, not enough resolution. Worst ending to a movie in a long time.
Story was a mess.

Love Mila in comedies, but her role demanded an ice-queen actress, who should have probably been older.

This could have been great, instead it was a mess. Dammit.

 

[Chaplin]

Awful. Boring. Pointless. Lame.

 

[dodie53]

was there a clip after the end credits?

 

[SuperSpck]

was there a clip after the end credits?

There was. It was supposed to give the viewer a sense of closure, while setting up the chance at a sequel I think.

Two radically different things, combined with no imagination, which is why the scene failed. Most of the other scenes failed too though, so at least it's consistent.

 

[TJ]

It was ok I guess.....Mila Kunis with lots of eye liner made me stay awake

Hard for me to imagine she is also the voice of Meg Griffin in "Family Guy"