Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director:
Xavier Gens
Stars:
Timothy Olyphant,
Dougray Scott,
Olga Kurylenko
When their adopted mother is gunned down in a store robbery the 'four brothers' investigated the murder for themselves & look for the killers but not all is what it seems.
Director:
John Singleton
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg,
Tyrese Gibson,
André Benjamin
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up.
Three years ago, NYPD detective Max Payne's wife and baby were murdered. Max gets himself transferred to the cold case office where he can continue searching for the killer who got away. He's a loner, but two people reach out to him during a fateful week: Alex, his ex-partner who may have found a clue, and BB, the security chief at the pharmaceutical company where Max's wife worked. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up, some as a result of a drug on the street that is highly addictive and, for many who take it, brings hideous hallucinations. When one of the bodies is a woman Payne was the last to see alive, her sister comes looking for him armed to the teeth; Max must move fast.Written by
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The gun used by Max in the subway bathroom scene is the Taurus 4510 Judge. It can shoot either .45 caliber bullets, or .410 shotgun shells. See more »
Goofs
The film is set in New York. Yet when Max asks Alex "where are we going?" in Alex's car, a circular blue, white, and red sign is visible on a building in the background. It's a sign for the CAA (Canadian Automobile Association). A Canada Post delivery truck is parked in front of it. Alex's car also passes a TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) bus for the disabled. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Max Payne:
I don't believe in heaven. I believe in pain. I believe in fear. I believe in death.
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Crazy Credits
After 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). See more »
Alternate Versions
An unrated version was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-Ray. See more »
Max Payne was a game that was born of Film Noir and John Woo. This movie? Voice overs = 1 or two. (There was hope in the opening but then nothing) Action scenes = minimal. (Not too bad other than being sparse) Acting = very good for what little the script offers. (The actors do not deserve the blame for this atrocity unless it is for choosing to do this script.) Scenery/Cinematography = Brilliant but wasted on scenes like 8 minutes picking up a folder with no conflict in the scene. (The scenery was impressively accurate to the game. I kept feeling like it was going to get better because of it. Then nothing would happen.)
I wanted this to be good. I kept lying to myself and saying it would get better any minute.
People who say I am disappointed because it isn't the video game need to understand I didn't want the video game I wanted an action film that captured the essence of the game.
We are left with no reason to care for Max Payne. If I was the writer I would have been ashamed to have my name attached.
Max Payne got the Indy treatment.
I really want my money back on this one. I felt insulted that they thought this script was a passable story.
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Max Payne was a game that was born of Film Noir and John Woo. This movie? Voice overs = 1 or two. (There was hope in the opening but then nothing) Action scenes = minimal. (Not too bad other than being sparse) Acting = very good for what little the script offers. (The actors do not deserve the blame for this atrocity unless it is for choosing to do this script.) Scenery/Cinematography = Brilliant but wasted on scenes like 8 minutes picking up a folder with no conflict in the scene. (The scenery was impressively accurate to the game. I kept feeling like it was going to get better because of it. Then nothing would happen.)
I wanted this to be good. I kept lying to myself and saying it would get better any minute.
People who say I am disappointed because it isn't the video game need to understand I didn't want the video game I wanted an action film that captured the essence of the game.
We are left with no reason to care for Max Payne. If I was the writer I would have been ashamed to have my name attached.
Max Payne got the Indy treatment.
I really want my money back on this one. I felt insulted that they thought this script was a passable story.