Although he has made a career of playing little more than an on-screen thug, I have always enjoyed watching Mark Wahlberg. From his star-making turn as Dirk Diggler in "Boogie Nights" to his Oscar-nominated performance as Sergeant Sean Dignam in "The Departed," Wahlberg has always impressed me as a talented actor, even when he has disguised that talent under some horrendously ill-advised casting choices.
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In spite of its box office success, "Max Payne" will not be taking up residence on my list of memorable Mark Wahlberg films.
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Had it been properly composed, "Max Payne" had all the ingredients to create a decadent film noir, in the tradition of "L. A. Confidential" or "Sin City." a frenzied script and choppy direction lead to a film .
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The same name, "Max Payne" brings to the big screen the story of a homicide detective who descends into a revenge-seeking rampage following the murder of his wife and newborn daughter.
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