Max Payne 3’s Painful Missteps
Max Payne 3 is one of those “adaptations” where a well-known franchise is used to guarantee sales of an original and untried script. Sure, it’s yet another adventure for the hard-boiled, leather-jacketed hero sharing the series’ signature bullet-time mechanic, but the word “sequel” implies continuation – of plot elements, characterization, or even just central premise/aesthetic….