Max Payne

Max Payne - PG-13 for violence, including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality, and brief strong language - Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, and Chris O'Donnell. ACTION/COMIC

Following nicely the flurry of comic/video game spin off movies such as The Dark Knight, Hulk, Iron Man and Hitman, Max Payne delivers an equal dose of justice to the streets of NY (or should I say Toronto...) Although not in the same class as Iron Man or the Dark Knight, it certainly is in the same class as The Hulk and Hitman. Marky Mark is a quiet, ominous, and convincing Payne, and miss Kurylenko is as beautiful as she was in Hitman (and Quantum of Solace), and mercifully a tad more believable. What was extraspecial about Max Payne were the special effects, particularly some of the slow motion shots. Super violent, realistic and great sound effects and over the top in a good way--everything I would expect from a film of this genre. Forget the plot. Forget the drama. This is not why you see a film like Max Payne. You want to see shooting, winged creatures of the night, and people being flung across the room after being hit by a speeding bullet! And if that's what you want, you will not be disappointed with Max Payne.
It rocked.