Jason agrees to testify against his employers, as long as Max can protect him. Unfortunately, only a few subjects showed positive results the rest saw hallucinations and eventually went insane, forcing Aesir to terminate the project and cover up their involvement. Max interrogates Michelle's former supervisor, Jason Colvin ( Chris O'Donnell), in his office at Aesir and learns that Michelle was involved with the development of Valkyr, a drug that the company produced under military contract in an attempt to create super-soldiers. Max goes to secretly take some of Michelle's belongings out of storage and finds that documents from when she worked at the Aesir Corporation, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, have gone missing. Max and Mona Sax ( Mila Kunis), a freelance assassin and Natasha's sister, visit Natasha's tattoo parlor, where the tattoo artist reveals the meaning behind Natasha's tattoo: it represents the wings of a Valkyrie, which, in Norse mythology, are creatures that decide the fate of warriors in battle. Bravura ( Ludacris) of Internal Affairs is tasked with bringing him in. Max's former partner, Alex Balder ( Donal Logue), is slain in his home after informing Max of a possible connection between Natasha's death and his family's murder. 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 Payne ( Mark Wahlberg) is a detective assigned to the NYPD Cold Case Unit who 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. It was released for home video on January 20, 2009. Despite the negative reviews, the film was able to take the top spot in the box office in its opening weekend and gross more than $85 million worldwide. Reviews were mostly negative for the lack of character development and originality among numerous differences from the video game on which it is based. Max Payne was released on Octoin Australia, one day prior to the United States release date. Extensive visual effects were used in many scenes throughout the film.
The film revolves around revenge, centering on the titular character, a 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.įilming took place between March and May 2008. The film stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as Max Payne, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Ludacris as Jim Bravura, and Beau Bridges as BB Hensley. It was written by Beau Thorne and directed by John Moore. Max Payne is a 2008 neo-noir action thriller film based on the video game series of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games.
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