Just saw it. I wanted to walk out in the first 20 minutes because I had already figured out the entire movie, there were no twists that I didn't see coming and there was nothing storywise that kept me interested. I never played the games myself but a bad story in a game can be forgiven if the gameplay is amazing. In a movie, especially an action movie, a bad story can be ignored if the action sequences make up for them. I spent most of the movie itching for a good gunfight, by the time the credits rolled I was still waiting for something....anything. There is absolutely nothing in this movie that makes it worth seeing, except for the style. Unfortunately, I have seen Sin City and I'm kind of looking forward to The Spirit, both of which have much more than just style going for them. Max Payne was just pretty to look at....and even then it was only pretty sometimes.
Mark Wahlberg was not good. He's playing the same character he's been in every movie and with Max Payne his grimace just doesn't cut it anymore. Oh...he also never smiles, ever...but that's hardly worth commending. The way he acted I still have absolutely no idea who Max is. You are never really given a chance to enter his head and his backstory is brought up time and time again as if we've forgotten.
Ludacris.....is Ludacris....I have to say he was slightly enjoyable to watch even though he never really does much.
Alright, so it's worse than Hitman, worse than Mortal Kombat. The real question I've been asking myself is: Is it worse than Dungeon Siege? Or Alone in the Dark? I would have to say that it's just as bad as either of them.
