This movie is Payneful to watch

Not sure what everyone else has been disappointed about. For entertainment it was great to watch with some Sin City'ness style. Leave your reality meters at the door and grab some popcorn

Mila Kunis is the lemon zest on this leftover fish stick dinner fresh from the microwave. She's the only thing that gives this reheated mess any flavor, but sadly there's not enough of her present to make a difference. Not completely without style (it smacks a bit of a colorized Sin City), the story is as predictable as the runs after microwaved fish and is as badly written as the cooking instructions on the box at the back of the freezer.

This was, I think, the first videogame adaptation I didn't think was terrible. Sure, it's not an Earth-moving story, it's all flash and style over substance, but so was the game, so it's a perfect fit. Max Payne, the game, was entirely based on the attempt to cash in on the hype around The Matrix and bullet time, and a hyper version of Neo Noir. Fittingly, cinematography and lighting in Max Payne, the movie, are impressive, and they really studied the style of the game well. The dark alleyways and dilapidated buildings, the city skyline in the distance, the snow falling – I could enjoy watching that and soaking up that mood for hours, no plot is even needed! Wahlberg does a decent job, and I always enjoy seeing Beau Bridges and Donal Logue. Good soundtrack, too. It felt strange giving this more than a 7, but I can't really see much that the film does wrong. Mood and special effects are all it's about, and I appreciate that it doesn't pretend to be more than that.

I don't think it was that awful. Not 56 % awful. It's not worse than a lot that's produced today. No award winner but watchable as an action flic. The hinted sequel (see after-credit scene) never made it to production due to the negative reception of this one. One thing I had difficulty with though - after watching hundreds of episodes of Family Guy its so difficult to hear Mila and not see Meg.