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Pain & Gain |
A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in
an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
Director:
Michael BayWriters:
Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay) |Stars:
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony MackieStoryline
Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg)
a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like
to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of
fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson).
Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they
have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto
the elusive American dream. Written by
napierslogs
User Reviews
Just fantastic
I will be showing this
film to a lot of people. It is way, way underrated, and incredibly
funny. This is basically a more clever, better written version of Dumb
and Dumber with bodybuilding and crime. If you like the sly social
commentary style of Mike Judge (Idiocracy, Office Space) then you will
love this movie. I gave it 10 stars because it literally made me laugh
out loud dozens of times. It is so well-written, so subtle that it could
easily pass for a straight action/adventure movie with a couple of
gags, when in fact it is a pure comedy, every scene, the entire film.
From the sex toys to the fitness jokes to the straight lines ("I want to
go to Paris and France and stuff"). Quite the scathing satire of our
entitlement culture and its misplaced priorities.
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