Max Payne movie getting mixed early reviews

Posted Oct 16th 2008 7:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Culture, Action

Anyone who had hopes that the film adaptation of Remedy's Max Payne action game series would break the usual "crappy video game movie" formula is likely to be disappointed yet again. The film has apparently been kept from viewing by the nations movie critics until the last possible minute by its studio Twentieth Century Fox (it's due in theaters Friday) but some early reviews are not encouraging.

The Hollywood Reporter's review says the film is more style and substance, saying, "For lovers of cinema, however, the title reads "Maximum Pain.'" Variety's review is a little more charitable but ultimately says, "it's not nearly as much fun as actually playing the game." Aint It Cool News is especially harsh on the movie, saying, 'The damn thing's 85 minutes and you swear you've been in there for about two and a half hours by the time it's over. "

Tags: alan-wake, max-payne, max-payne-movie, remedy, remedy-entertainment

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