Saturday
09Aug2008
Staring Down the Barrel of a New 'Max Payne' Photo
Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 7:06PM
Before seeing the the trailer for
Max Payne, I was unsure how I felt about
Mark Wahlberg in the lead role. I mean, that's
one dark dude in the video game. I could more easily see a ragged leading man
like a Clive Owen over a guy who carries a 4% body fat like Wahlberg. But he
impressed in the trailer, and the movie looks like it's taking the most
cinematic aspects of the game and leaving most of the other elements - the very
drawn-out journey of the character - on the cutting room floor. In other words,
he's going from Point A to Point C in the movie, or so the trailer would have us
believe.
I'm not sure how I feel about
Mila Kunis in the supporting role still, other
than acknowledging that she'll be great to look at. In fact, the entire
supporting cast is a bit on the less predictable side, with
Beau Bridges,
Donal Logue,
Chris O'Donnell, and
Ludacris filling out the major roles. I will
say I liked a lot of elements director
John Moore brought to the remake of The Omen;
casting was really that film's major problem. He was certainly able to carry
tension through many of the scenes.
This kind of action is entirely different, but having
seen the trailer, as I said, my confidence in Wahlberg has grown.
Here's a new pic of the man in action, courtesy of
Coming Soon.
Reader Comments (4)
Marky Mark has put together a pretty remarkable career. And oddly, it's his movies that put butts in the seats rather than the man.
I remember watching a movie called The Big Hit about ten years ago and thinking to myself "Mr. Good Vibrations is going o be a big star".
But all this time later he is still searching for legitimacy.
Maybe Max Payne will push him over the edge...
God knows Shooter didn't.
Truth be told, Italian Job is my favorite Wahlberg movie, so I am stoked to hear that there is a sequel on the way!
Yeah. It's called "The Brazilian Job".
No. The Brazilian Job is what my girlfriend got the last time she went to the spa. Colin, set 'em straight...
Italian Job 2...Right?
Uh...supposed to be Brazilian Job, but it was also supposed to come out a year ago, then this year, then next year. They don't have a script anyone likes, although everyone says they'll come back for the sequel with the right screenplay.