Max Payne
Max Payne is a 2008 neo-noir action film based on the video game series of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. Directed and co-produced by John Moore and written by Beau Thorne, the film stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Ludacris as Jim Bravura, and Beau Bridges as B.B. Hensley. The film revolves around revenge, centering on the New York police detective as he journeys through New York City's criminal underworld while trying to learn the truth behind the murder of his wife and child.
Plot
Max Payne is a detective assigned to the NYPD Cold Case Unit. He lost his wife Michelle and infant daughter Rose in a horrific murder; since that day, Max has been consumed by the desire to find his family's killer. He comes under suspicion from the NYPD when Natasha, an acquaintance of one of Max's informants, is brutally murdered and Max's wallet (which she had stolen) is found at the crime scene. Max's former partner, Alex Balder, is slain in his home after informing Max of a possible connection between Natasha's death and his family's murder. Max is framed as a murderer, and Lt. Bravura of Internal Affairs is tasked with bringing him in.
More details
| author | Beau Thorne |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | John Moore |
| editor | Dan Zimmerman |
| events | organized crime |
| genre | action crime drama live-action thriller |
| keywords | belong build cold case crime scene designer drug father figure former partner frame helipad hypothermia internal affairs kill knock out marine murder new york city police department norse mythology nypd project a side effects swat team tattoo artist tattoo parlor test subject traffic understand united states marine corps valkyrie voice wife and child |
| musicBy | Marco Beltrami |
| producer | John Moore Julie Yorn Scott Faye |
| productionCompany | Dune Entertainment |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Hamilton Toronto |
| theme | action drama gangster neo-noir vigilante |