Many will disagree, but a voice of reason needs to be heard in this sea of hate. Only one opinion has been expressed so far across the board regarding this movie. I went to see this movie with very low expectations (hearing it was one of the worst...
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Many will disagree, but a voice of reason needs to be heard in this sea of hate. Only one opinion has been expressed so far across the board regarding this movie. I went to see this movie with very low expectations (hearing it was one of the worst movies ever made before I saw it) and I must agree that at first I complained about how it didn't follow the game story line perfectly and spent my time nitpicking - but after a while I just let my guard down and watched the movie for what it was - not what it should or could be. It came to the point where I was actually looking forward to coming scenes because I wanted to see what stuff from the game they would keep or alter. The base story line from the game remains the same: Max Payne has a wife and kids, someone kills them, and he's out for revenge. I've already stated I won't base my review on the fact that it doesn't follow the game storyline perfectly. Nor will I base it upon the use of fake snow that some people have touched on - but just for the record the snow does set up the atmosphere very well in giving the movie an underlying, unimplied tone of "ragnarok". What I will point out however is that my only real gripe with the movie was that it seemed too "friendly". I would have wanted a more gritty feel to it - for example, the drugs are not being injected but consumed though a vial - this gives the movie a very "clean" feel, and this doesn't really fit with the overall setting. The acting is also lacking in some places which brings it down. Storyline elements are explained in non excessive detail, and the ragnarok-like atmosphere combined with some kind of "kafka"-feeling this quest for revenge was an overall enjoyable experience.