Max Payne (film)

Max Payne
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Directed by	John Moore
Produced by	John Moore Scott Faye Julie Yorn
Written by	Beau Thorne
Based on	Max Payne by Remedy Entertainment
Starring	Mark Wahlberg Mila Kunis Beau Bridges Ludacris Chris O'Donnell Donal Logue Olga Kurylenko
Music by	Marco Beltrami Buck Sanders
Cinematography	Jonathan Sela
Edited by	Dan Zimmerman
Production company	Dune Entertainment Firm Films Foxtor Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17) (United States)
Running time	Theatrical: 100 minutes Unrated: 103 minutes
Country	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$85.8 million

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Max Payne is a 2008 Canadian-American neo-noir action thriller film loosely based on the video game series of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. It was written by Beau Thorne and directed by John Moore. The film stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as Max Payne, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Ludacris as Jim Bravura, and Beau Bridges as BB Hensley. The film revolves around revenge, centering on a policeman's journey through New York City's criminal underworld, as he investigates the deaths of his wife and child.

Filming took place between March and May 2008. Extensive visual effects were used in many scenes throughout the film. Max Payne was released on October 16, 2008 in Australia, one day prior to the United States release date. Reviews in the U.S. were mostly negative for the lack of character development and originality among numerous differences from the video game on which it is based. Despite the negative reviews, the film was able to take the top spot in the box office in its opening weekend and gross more than $85 million worldwide. Max Payne was released for home video on January 20, 2009.

Detective Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) is a three-year veteran in the Cold Case Unit of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He is consumed with investigating and finding the murderer of his wife Michelle and their infant child Rose. Max's snitch, Trevor, supplies information that leads Max to three drug addicts in an empty train station. They attempt to rob Max in a bathroom; instead, Max interrogates one of them about his family’s murder, with no results. While one of the drug addicts runs away he is attacked by shadowy, winged man-creatures and is hit by a train. At Trevor's apartment, Max meets Natasha Sax (Olga Kurylenko), who gets into an argument with her sister, Mona (Mila Kunis). When Natasha storms off, Max searches for her in the back where partiers are using the drug "Valkyr". Max is silently confronted by Jack Lupino (Amaury Nolasco), but Natasha takes Max back to the party. Max notices Natasha’s tattoos and wants information about them, so he invites her back to his apartment. However, when Natasha tries to seduce Max, she makes insensitive comments about his wife, and Max kicks her out. Natasha leaves through an alley, and is attacked by the winged shadow creatures.