Imagine an awesome video game with an awesome story....that was not this. I loved the Max Payne games, I knew it wouldn't be the same as the game and I expected the directors to take liberties; but this? The only thing that bore any resemblance to the game was the title and names in the movie.
I actually wished Max Payne had shot me halfway through this. I was incredibly bored by an unbelievably slow story line which really failed to offer anything interesting and completely missed the "film noir" style of the game. At times it even became stereotypically cheesy! There was no connection at all with the characters; and for a game that focused on immersing you and having you empathize with the main characters, and I was very aware that I was watching a movie.
Bullet time (a main tenet of the game) was hardly used and when it was, it was completely off: it was like someone accidentally hit the bullet time button at the wrong time and then realized they had to finish a fight in normal speed while it recharged! Plot holes abound. CG effects were like the cutting-room floor of Constantine, and for a movie about an action game, there really was very little action.
I feel like this movie was made by someone who sat down to read the strategy guide (with the "bullet time" instruction page ripped out)and said "hey! I get the gist of this!" If I could have I would have left early (didn't drive).
I actually wished Max Payne had shot me halfway through this. I was incredibly bored by an unbelievably slow story line which really failed to offer anything interesting and completely missed the "film noir" style of the game. At times it even became stereotypically cheesy! There was no connection at all with the characters; and for a game that focused on immersing you and having you empathize with the main characters, and I was very aware that I was watching a movie.
Bullet time (a main tenet of the game) was hardly used and when it was, it was completely off: it was like someone accidentally hit the bullet time button at the wrong time and then realized they had to finish a fight in normal speed while it recharged! Plot holes abound. CG effects were like the cutting-room floor of Constantine, and for a movie about an action game, there really was very little action.
I feel like this movie was made by someone who sat down to read the strategy guide (with the "bullet time" instruction page ripped out)and said "hey! I get the gist of this!" If I could have I would have left early (didn't drive).
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