As a huge fan of the video-game, I have to admit, I went into Max Payne with not a little amount of hope. Hope that Hollywood finally gets it right; hope that they make a film that does not suck as much as all the other video-game adaptations have.
Dash it all - I would have easily settled for a Hitman-like stupid film that at least entertained. That was not to be - Max Payne is maximum pain on your senses, and despite gunfights straight out of the game, which are in turn homage to the Hard Boiled school of John Woo cinema, and despite some sexy co-stars, the film is a dud the momen....