John Moore's Max Payne is an incoherent attempt to make a dark, surreal thriller in the vein of Se7en, starring Mark Wahlberg as a cop searching for the murderers of his wife and child in a crepuscular wintry New York. His name (maximum pain) signals his anguish, and within minutes there are hints that the supernatural is at work ...

Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" bested the latest horror franchise "Saw V" to take top place on the North American box office earnings list on its first weekend out, Exhibitor Relations said Monday. HSM3 cashed in with 42 million dollars in weekend ticket sales, trailed by "Saw V," which scared up 30 million dollars. "Max Payne," the ...

"Max Payne" marked a successful transition from video game star to hero of the silver screen as the film debuted atop the North American box office, preliminary figures showed Sunday. Fox's noir, fantasy-tinged movie, based on the best-selling video game and starring Mark Wahlberg as a tragedy-stricken undercover New York cop hell-bent on revenge, racked up 18 million dollars ...