Everything You Need To Know About Max Payne …As It Relates To You And Your World The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

Everything You Need To Know About

Max Payne…As It Relates To You And Your World

The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

Maverick cop Max Payne (Wahlberg) is hell-bent on revenge against those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. His obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmarish journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Photos ©2008 20th Century Fox. Review ©David Bruce

MARK WAHLBERG (Max Payne)MARK WAHLBERG (Max Payne) Debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Attended Copley Square High School (but never graduated) First came to fame as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg of the successful 1980s and 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block Wahlberg is a practicing Roman Catholic and credits it for helping him turn his life around


MILA KUNIS (Mona Sax) MILA KUNIS (Mona Sax) Born in Kyiv, Ukraine Learned English at seven, and improved it by watching The Price Is Right Best known for playing Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show Has dated actor Macaulay Caulkin


BEAU BRIDGES (B. B. Hensley) BEAU BRIDGES (B. B. Hensley) Son of actor Lloyd Bridges His older brother is actor Jeff Bridges Active in handgun control and environmental protection 3 time Emmy Award-winning actor

JOHN MOORE (Director, Producer)JOHN MOORE (Director, Producer) Born, raised and educated in Ireland He was a news cameraman and then worked as an assistant cameraman in feature films His feature directorial debut on Behind Enemy Lines, and directed a remake of Richard Donner's The Omen


INTERESTING: Many in the crew also worked on The Omen with director John MooreBEAU THORNE (Writer)JONATHAN SELA (Director of Photography)DANIEL T. DORRANCE (Production Designer)DAN ZIMMERMAN (Film Editor)MARCO BELTRAMI (Music)


ORIGINALLY A VIDEO GAMEORIGINALLY A VIDEO GAME Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game The Max Payne video game series has a major cinematic influence: the Hong Kong action movie genre, particularly the work of director John Woo Max Payne was well received by critics with the PC and Xbox versions both scoring 89% on Metacritic


The story begins with Max Payne returning home to find several drug junkies high on a new drug called Valkyr have killed his wife and newborn daughter. The story is driven by his quest to find those responsible.


There are other wordly elements that include winged demons that threatens Max and dispatche others to an unimaginable fate. Drawn from Norse mythology, the main demon Valkyrie -- grinning, lips drawn back over twisted fangs, eyes glowing red - represents a critical clue in Max's pursuit of those who destroyed his family.


The winged demon is an iconic image, and the filmmakers created other key visuals tied to the Valkyrie. Graffiti featuring a "V" pierced with a hypodermic can be seen throughout the film, as well as tattooed wings that brand some of the key characters.


Mila Kunis portrays Mona Sax, the beautiful Russian mobster who teams with Max Payne to avenge her sister's death.


Trying to help Max sort through the web of intrigue, mystery, violence and supernatural terror is B.B. Hensley, a former cop and mentor to Max. B.B. now runs security for the huge pharmaceutical company Aesir. Taking on the role is veteran actor Beau Bridges.


Less than 20% positive!Consensus Voice: "The moviegoers are passive hostages on a long ride they've taken so many times before" --Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine


MAX PAIN"This film is not 'Minimum Payne. And it's not 'Medium Payne'. It's Max Payne," sums up director John Moore. He had a beautiful wife and child, both of whom were taken away from him. He is in Max Pain! Wahlberg says, “Everything he does is driven by emotion.”The film examines a life driven by emotion!


Artist Robert Henri once wrote, “Cherish your own Artist Robert Henri once wrote, “Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.” True enough, emotions and never undervalue them.” True enough, but but allowing your life to be entirely controlled by allowing your life to be entirely controlled by emotions as Max Payne does is not good either. emotions as Max Payne does is not good either. As As Carl Sagan cautioned, “Where we have strong Carl Sagan cautioned, “Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.” But emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.” But maxmaximum emotional imum emotional painpain can dominate us? can dominate us? Best way out of ‘Max Pain’? Best way out of ‘Max Pain’? Change your thoughts Change your thoughts and actions. Fix the thoughts elsewhere, the and actions. Fix the thoughts elsewhere, the emotions will follow. Scripture calls this amazing life emotions will follow. Scripture calls this amazing life correction: “metanoia” (change one’s mind). correction: “metanoia” (change one’s mind). Unfortunately however, this powerful word, and Unfortunately however, this powerful word, and solution, is translated merely as “repentance”. solution, is translated merely as “repentance”. Changing your thoughts and actions = New life. Changing your thoughts and actions = New life.

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Tips for Surviving Max Emotional Pain

1. Move. Get up and physically move. Walk, run, shake.

2. Have fun! 2. Have fun! Dance, roller Dance, roller coasters, comedians and coasters, comedians and outrageous friend. Do things. outrageous friend. Do things.

3. Refocus. 3. Refocus. Again: MetanoiaAgain: Metanoia


“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” –Sophocles, ancient Greek tragedian

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