Review of Max Payne (2008) by Barry D — 23 Nov 2012

For a shooter there really wasn't much shooting... atleast Mila Kunis was smoking hot.

This review of Max Payne (2008) was written by Barry D on 23 Nov 2012.

Max Payne has generally received mixed reviews.

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