I don't see what the big controversy is about.
This song had soul, I felt exactly what it was emoting. That in itself is amazing, and now this is probably one of my favorite vocal mixes on OCR, after just two or three listens.
I didn't feel distracted by any of the backing instruments... But that's not the point, a voice is an instrument, it's in the forefront of this song. Everything in the back is... In the back, but it helps drive the vocals along fine enough, gives the song a sense of climax at the right moments, then goes back when needed. Sometimes all a song needs is a small beat. The instruments are minimalist here, but the vocals DEFINITELY are not.
I pretty much agree with dhsu, this is what I wish there was more of on this site. I've never really played Max Payne, but this sure as hell makes me want to, just to hear the source of all this wonderfully interpretive vocal emotion.