Bringin' the Payne

So there have been a slew of video games live-action adapted to the silver screen. Many have been quite aweful - Tomb Raider, Postal, Doom, Resident Evil, Dungeon Siege, Street Fighter, Hitman, BloodRayne, Mortal Kombat (ok, but sequel was horrid), Silent Hill, Double Dragon, DOA even got a movie recently,.....and who can forget Super Mario Brothers. Hailed by many as the worst director in Hollywood, Uwe Boll directed 3 of the above films - not a good track record for video games. Recently a trailer has been released for Max Payne, starring Mark Wahlberg. The film looks like it has potential to be watchable. Having played both the original game as well as the sequel, the franchise has taken a lot from pulp crime noir films - grainy film, dark colors and lighting, monologue voice overs, revenge, etc. The game was released not too long after the films Payback and The Matrix were released, utilizing the style and background of the Gibson-starred film and featuring bullet-time effects. Most notably, the game draws a lot of classic John Woo bullet ballet gun play. Here's the teaser trailer: