Max Payne
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31 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 194 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. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    What kills Max Payne is that the characters think and feel in slow motion. Half the time, mentally, they're just running in place.
  4. 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: 50 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 101
  3. Negative: 43 out of 101
  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
  2. MelissaE.
    8
    Critics have said this movie jumps all over the place and is too convoluted to follow. I'm not sure what they're talking about. Walberg was awesome, the plot was clear (though a little predictable) and the demons and action sequences were fun. I look forward to the next Max Payne.… Expand
  3. JorgeM
    7
    This was a good adaption from the video game. The plot was awesome it was good how they captured everything from the game, the cast was good, and the characters were okay, and the scene's were okay could of been better.… Expand
  4. CiaranB.
    3
    I'm a huge fan of the video game max payne, not only dose this disappoint fans of the game, but as a movie its was poorly made, poorly filmed, and had all the cheesy cliche's of every mediocre action flick. Waste of money.… Expand

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