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Max Payne (Unrated)

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The Unrated cut of Max Payne appears to be the same as regular Max Payne, except with all the computer graphic blood effects added back in, as well as plentiful swearing. There were a few extra miscellaneous scenes added back in, but no major additional plot points or action scenes.

I watched this movie on a plane, missed out on last 10 min and that made me watch the whole movie again on Amazon. It is that good. There are Arnold Schwarzenegger moments in there, enjoy them, take in the mostly ongoing action. This movie makes you want to be Max at the end. I'd like to be Max. Links in a way to Boondock Saints. Destroy all that is evil.

Huh? Mark Wahlberg (the artist previously known as Marky Mark) delivers a super intense performance as Max Payne. A good detective gone bad in a good way. Think, Dirty Harry meets Blade Runner. The violent scenes are very well done, like in the old days when movies were great. For instance, you might not see a closeup of someone's chest exploding but you see the effects (a long shot of blood plattering 10 feet). Hey, if you gotta die, it might as well be artistist instead of sickening. I wish more shoot-em-up action movies were filmed like this. One plot line was a little too obvious (who is the bad guy), but this is still a very good flick. As for the strange flying things in the preview, don't let that turn you against the movie. The film isn't filled with weird flying things and it makes sense in context when you see the entire movie. I recommend this movie if you like action sci-fi flicks. Oh, and make sure you watch the film all the way... AFTER the credits. Like a lot of movies these days, they sneak in a scene at the very very end.

I did manage to stay awake for the entire movie, however I kept asking myself why. I wish I could have bought the DVD so that I could sell it and get ALL my money back.