Metacritic Movie Ratings
Max Payne Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Max's righteous anger finds various allies and targets, though it is not always clear who is which. They are played by Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges and Ludacris with just enough panache and expressiveness to uphold the (increasingly irrelevant) distinction between a movie and a video game.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Max Payne couldn't be more appropriately named. Sitting through this stylish-looking but derivative, vacuous and bullet-riddled movie inflicts maximum pain.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Stylishly made, armed to the teeth and ludicrous in the extreme.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  A banal revenge melodrama-cum-detective story, but fans of the video game on which it is based should not be alarmed.

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  It's just a grindingly inert death-wish thriller.

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• 20

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Turning video games into movies may be one way for studios to coax teenagers away from their laptops, but this time around, the results are miserable, in every sense of the word.

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