“Max Payne: Retribution” (* out of four) was an abysmal retelling of the popular video game about the title character (Joan James Muixi) who is attempting to block out the painful memories of his past but he is unexpectedly confronted by a former love interest (Gracie Tyrell) who provides vital information that can bring down a ruthless drug lord (Leroy Kincaide) which holds the secrets to Max’s pain and personal survival. Incoherent staging and storytelling will require a lot of pain and personal survival from the audience, even at only about 45 minutes. Given that the 2008 version starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis and was just as payneful, perhaps the filmmakers should say game over with this character and move onto something else.