
Well, I did it folks. I saw Max Payne today. I've been dying to see this action flick based on the trailers.
Here's the synopsis:
"Maverick cop
Max Payne (Wahlberg) is hard on revenge against those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. His obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmarish journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal."
The Good: The best thing by far about this movie was the ACTION! For Pete's sake, this was no shaky camera like we get now a day. This action was great and spectacular, with explosions and everything you can think of! Oh my gosh, my favorite part were the scenes that had bullet time. Bullet time is when you follow each bullet they shoot to show where the land exactly. Those were great in slow motion.
Mark Wahlberg was a great Max Payne in this movie. (Too bad it's the only good performance)
The story was the most shocking. Based on the trailers, this looked like a nonstop stupid action film, but believe it or not, this actually had more story in it than action. I'm so glad that this was a smart story to go along with the action.
The bad guy was the least that I expected, but I can't give a spoiler right now.
The Bad: This movie had NO ENDING! They leave you hanging at the end. (Minor Spoiler: You don't know what happened to the girl in it). This just left you hanging.
The other performances (besides Mark Wahlberg's) were poor. They didn't really have good acting in this movie.
Overall: A surprisingly smart, well-thought, dark, video game movie with intense, violent, and great action sequences. One of my favorite films of the year, and I'll probably see it again! I give it a 9.5/10.