Background story
Once upon a time, I was an avid gamer. I played many of the biggest titles in the late 90′s and early 00′s. One of the games which I still remember is Max Payne. It was the first FPS that had it all: A great, exciting story, great music, convincing graphics and cool slow motion features.
I still believe that Max Payne is one of the best First Person Shooters of all time. And that is why I finally decided to buy and watch Max Payne on DVD. And I regret it. Really really much. I read reviews ranging from 1/6 to 5/6, and believed that maybe only those who played the game really understood the movie. I was wrong.
What’s wrong?
First, the movie plot is altered to the unrecognizable. I could recognize some of the scenes, but not many. Also, they mixed the story of Max Payne and Max Payne 2, and I didn’t even play the sequel! Thank you for the spoiler (I was seriously planing to play it some time, but I am not so sure anymore).
Already you probably understand why I didn’t like the movie. But there was more. The acting was alright, but the weird CGI effects? They could at least have given them the same look and feel as the game.
And the worst is yet to come: They didn’t use the game’s musical theme! Max Payne has one of, if not the, best musical theme of any computer game. It is right up there with Halo and the Battlefield series. And not just the main theme (below) either, but many of the background themes of the game.
Conclusion
If you haven’t watched this movie yet, don’t. If you have, my condolences.
