I didn't go in expecting a lot, but even so, this left me disappointed. Some of the lengths of time between an action scene are too long, some of the scenes aren't action-packed enough, some of the scenes going for comedy didn't work - a lot of Cudi's - and to a lesser extent the stupid stripping scene. There are aspects that are extremely farfetched - Cudi getting all of those aircrafts somehow, Julia getting a laptop with wireless connection in a public hospital in the states, (really?), Benny asking for and receiving an iPad while behind bars.... just ridiculous! The cars are nice, some of the scenery superb, and dramatic moments okay, but overall the characters are very cliched as is much of the plot.

Has its moments, including an eye-catching ending, but a lot of it comes across as really heavy and kind of forced. I have never been to a college in the '90s in America so I'm not the best person to say this, but it seems ridiculously over the top. Michael Rapaport's character seems to be a smart kid who so quickly gets turned into a white supremacist ready to off someone which is another problem I had with it. There are a number of parts of the plot that seem to begin but go nowhere as well. Nothing really seems to have come from the sports subplot. What happened to the students who couldn't pay their fees at the beginning of the film? This is never shown to be resolved. And what happened with Kristy Swanson's whole sexual experimenting? She enjoyed both, but then what? Looking at IMDb, apparently, much of this was cut... 2.5-2/5

As bad or as untrue to the video game series as people make out? I'm not sure it is. I think they tried to do more than a number of filmmakers have to use aspects of the video games they are adapting. It's neo-noir, has the story of Max's wife and baby getting murdered and has slo-mo Max Payne like action. In saying that, the thing they missed most was Wahlberg who should've put on the deep, voice filled with pain from the Payne we see in the games. The plot of the video games is also more interesting, as many top video games feature these days. Overall I didn't find it bad just not very involving. 2-2.5/5

The plot is basically about a surfer who is fiending for a wave, intertwined into something about getting offers to be a part of reality television and a surfing video game. It's all incohesive and feels all over the place. Many of the male characters are your stereotypical surfers, carrying a stoner accent, and with nothing on their minds other than bludging, riding a wave, chicks and blazing a joint. The best thing about this is some of the cinematography and the picturesque images. It was also a plus not seeing a lot of actual surfing taking place as I find it to be a boring sport. 1.5-2/5

A fairly stock standard cop/buddy flick with one strong experienced cop and the other a rookie of sorts. There are some laughs though and Kevin Hart and Cube work alright together. Apart from trying to be comedic, Ramon, the kid Hart stops on the football field from going to drink instead of going to class, seemed to be pointless as it went nowhere at all. The 'racism' that seems okay if coloured actors are doing it is still okay for some reason. One or two scenes went too long and are predictable as well. 2.5-2/5