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31 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 160 Ratings

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  • Starring: Beau Bridges, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis
  • Summary: 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. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 25
  3. Negative: 14 out of 25
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    67
    A dumb film with a great conceptual hook from a director who visualizes better than he dramatizes.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Mark Bell
    60
    Simple, it is as by-the-books formulaic as can be, and there's not a surprise around that the corner that isn't obvious immediately.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Max Payne couldn't be more appropriately named. Sitting through this stylish-looking but derivative, vacuous and bullet-riddled movie inflicts maximum pain.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 80
  3. Negative: 40 out of 80
  1. JaredJ
    10
    I fail to see why this got a 5.4 when the god awefull "Hitman" got a 9.8 (or 8.9) "Hitman" had no connection with the games. "Max Payne" has everything, even right down to the snow storm. It was nice to see the voice-actor of the first game play a role. I did not mind spending the $27.95 for the Unrated extended cut eddition and that came with a digital version, people these days love movies that suck and hate movies that are amazing (like this.)… Expand
    • 3 of 6 users said yes
  2. LaurenS.
    4
    Max Payne, is one of those movies where you see them, but you just have no feeling for it... "the seen films"- needless to say, it feels like in every 'seen' film, that movies are just, i don't know; stupid, queer, and maybe overall, i think this explains exactly the point i'm trying to make. Maybe Max Payne just is so pointless, the audience literally feels numb about the whole thing. Now, that's a bad thing. It always makes me sad to see a movie end up like this one, it could be good; but even the director failed to apply this one little thing into the movie. We all have feelings for things, and people, right? Same with movies, and their characters... my reaction was that why even make something based on a video game? The special effects people must've been convinced that if they hyped it up enough, critics and all of the public would be astonished about this video game turned into a mess. If you ask me, Max Payne went on auto pilot. It was complete nonsense, you can go and see it, but be prepared; You're not missing much.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Dalek
    3
    I loved Max Payne (video game) so there's a film! I watch the trailer and it doesn't really look like the game I didn't know what to expect, so I watch it and the action scenes are nice but everything else sucks. The best part is, none of it makes sense, its nothing like the game, what about the train station scene (Roscoe street station) the thugs just walk right in and want his watch. Isn't he supposed to kill them whilst they wait for the train? They've all mixed it up and the characters have a terrible roll. They even chose the wrong character that they kill in the ending. Nope, NOT Nicole Horn, someone else! I mean, how can they choose the wrong character! Skip this film, its not worth the time.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes

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