Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
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- 1 nomination
Ludacris
- Jim Bravura
- (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Kjartan Hewitt
- Kid
- (as Kerr Hewitt)
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- TriviaThe extra scene after the end credits was supposed to set the stage for a sequel, but due to the film's negative reviews, 20th Century Fox decided to abandon plans for a sequel.
- GoofsWhen Max is about to leave his apartment in the morning, he shuts off the stove after a kettle starts whistling. The steaming item on the stove is an espresso pot, which does not whistle. A kettle is on the back burner, but it's not being used.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits is an extra scene, in which Max is reunited with Mona at a bar to be shown further developments involving Aesir, implying both have more to do (setting the scene for a possible sequel).
- Alternate versionsAn unrated version was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-Ray.
- ConnectionsEdited into Max Payne: Movie Special (2008)
Featured review
Mark Wahlberg plays popular game hero Max Payne, a cop who sets out to find the man who killed his wife and child, while doing so he uncovers a potential conspiracy that could lead him to the killer.
While Max Payne boasts a great tone, atmosphere and great cinematography, the overall film wasn't really all that great, the acting was tough to judge, there were some good performances but the actors seem like they didn't have much to work with, the action scenes are minimal, and was just a ton of shooting and they weren't all that exciting, however if you are interested in this film, you can watch it, but I feel that there are better options.
Without comparing it to the game, I felt they could have done more to make it a bit more interesting and exciting, and possibly add more to Max Payne's back story and they could've been more inventive with the action scenes instead of making people just shoot at each other.
Otherwise, its a good concept and is well shot, but the execution needed a little more work.
While Max Payne boasts a great tone, atmosphere and great cinematography, the overall film wasn't really all that great, the acting was tough to judge, there were some good performances but the actors seem like they didn't have much to work with, the action scenes are minimal, and was just a ton of shooting and they weren't all that exciting, however if you are interested in this film, you can watch it, but I feel that there are better options.
Without comparing it to the game, I felt they could have done more to make it a bit more interesting and exciting, and possibly add more to Max Payne's back story and they could've been more inventive with the action scenes instead of making people just shoot at each other.
Otherwise, its a good concept and is well shot, but the execution needed a little more work.
- jhpstrydom
- Mar 8, 2009
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,689,393
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,639,849
- Oct 19, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $87,066,930
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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