Major Payne (DVD)

Advantages: Some decent CGI angels.
Disadvantages: Poor direction, writing, performances and score.

...Max Payne is a maverick cop determined to find the killers of his wife and baby. Sidelined to the cold case unit by the force, he looks for the murderers by night, trawling the dark underworld in the hopes of finding answers. While doing so he encounters drug addicts under the influence of designer drug Valkyrie, which is incredibly addictive and gives its users terrifying visions and superhuman strength. He also forges an uneasy alliance with assassin Mona Sax and suffers a terrible betrayal? Will there ever be a decent computer game adaptation on the big screen? The more I see of them, the less likely it appears there will ever be one and this movie is no exception. Director John Moore is best known for his remakes of "The Omen" and "Flight of the Phoenix", so quality is hardly his byword. He has no idea how to create or maintain... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: It's fairly short and there are some lovely scenes visually
Disadvantages: Weak plot, mediocre performances

...this film... mediocre. My husband calls Mark Wahlberg "that guy who's trying to be Matt Damon and not quite getting there". To clarify, my husband's not even all that keen on Matt Damon! Having failed to connect with Payne, as a viewer, I largely shut off. I found my attention wandering. I think at one point I lost five minutes of the film as I read dooyoo reviews of the film, which were significantly more entertaining than the dvd. It's hard to comment on the other performances as it seemed that many fairly strong actors were given little to work with. I've seen Mila Kunis and Olga Kurylenko give stronger performances than this. Beau Bridges played the baddie in such a stereotypical manner it was almost funny (though failed to be funny in the way that something like "The Spirit" managed to make its baddies funny). The film had a decent... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Good Actions
Disadvantages: Just ordinary actions movie

...Once satisfied with the play Max Payne pc game full of action and the exciting movie flow game. The fans will see this story of a flow in the form of max Payne movie, which Mark Wahelberg as Max payne. Show that the film is, of course, the touch of a slow motion shot during a shoot that is quite exciting as in the matrix film . Story adapted to film this story in the game, Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) was a police officer that his wife and children murdered by Mafia drug. Max still save revenge on those who have been the end of his family. The story told about the next game Max Payne will be hunt the jack lupino colored with duel weapons. Can be spelled out, the main menu of this film are the action is merely fight. When the first time to play Max Payne game I had been impressed with the elements that are slow motion this game, not... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful