Insert “Max Payne” pun here. The worse it is the better it will describe the movie.

The latest videogame-to-film venture is just as disastrous as any of its predecessors, except for the perfectly done “Mortal Kombat.”

The action-film follows NYPD Detective Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) as he tries to avenge his wife and child’s murder. Along the way he riffles through the city’s criminal underbelly, following lead after lead until he comes across the Aesir Corporation, which develops the Valkyr drug that is supposed to give soldiers a Norse-like commitment to fighting. Unfortunately for the military, it works less than 1 percent of the time, with the other 99 percent going completely insane, complete with murderous Valkyrie hallucinations.

Or are they hallucinations? It is actually kind of hard to tell because of the mixed messages in the film.

The plot goes through the usual action-revenge-film steps. As Payne gets closer to solving his family’s murder, those who can provide information mysteriously start getting killed. There’s also the sexy girl totting a machine gun (Mila Kunis) and the usual double-cross.

Stylistically, there is a film noir feel to it, with a constant snowfall acting as the backdrop for the dark and brooding figures. But after half an hour, you start wondering if it’s ever going to stop snowing.

The action comes in spurts, with director John Moore taking more than a few pages from the book of John Woo. There’s a lot of Payne running in slow motion while blindly hitting his targets. All that’s missing is the doves.

The acting was solid, with no one being too over the top. Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Donal Logue provide good supporting roles that attempt to bring sympathy to an otherwise depressing Payne.

Chris O’Donnell also has a role, which is great because a majority of his scenes involve him getting the bejesus kicked out of him. Finally, an O’Donnell role worth watching.

Don’t forget to stay for the post-credits scene when you hopefully don’t see the movie. Unfortunately, Nick Fury doesn’t come out to recruit Payne for a superhero team. Probably for the best.

“Max Payne” just rehashes the usual revenge-seeking cop story without adding anything special. The use of the Valkyries could have been more effective if it were clearer whether they were real or imaginary.

Insert other “Max Payne” pun here. Just make sure it’s worse than the first.