Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Anthony Mackie team up in 'Pain and Gain' as three strongmen who think they deserve more than life is willing to provide. These three men formulate a plan to take what they think they are entitled from a man they feel is undeserving of his fortune. Unfortunately for these three men, God blessed them with muscles, but shortchanged them on intelligence.
I never expect anything great to come from a Michael Bay movie, and sad to say 'Pain and Gain' is no different. When I think of this movie I think of all of the times I watched whatever was on t.v. solely because I couldn't find the remote control. It wasn't bad to the point where I wanted to turn it off, but it also is not worth a second view. To his credit, I can say that Michael Bay stuck to his guns when making this movie. Bay's style of objectifying women, (and if that is too harsh at least creating weak female characters), and his incorporation of brutal action are both deeply embedded into 'Pain and Gain.' It feels somewhat fitting being able to say, "At least he is consistent." Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson may be the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, but honestly his acting skills are like hollow burritos. He is a high-grossing actor, and some of his movies aren't bad, but his performances do little to satisfy my appetite for good acting. Mark Wahlberg is undoubtedly the saving grace, but even his acting skills couldn't make 'Pain and Gain a good movie. The unimaginative story telling and drawn out plot that lasts over two hours makes the audience forget that the movie was inspired by true events and leaves them thinking, "wow, people just couldn't be that stupid."
I never expect anything great to come from a Michael Bay movie, and sad to say 'Pain and Gain' is no different. When I think of this movie I think of all of the times I watched whatever was on t.v. solely because I couldn't find the remote control. It wasn't bad to the point where I wanted to turn it off, but it also is not worth a second view. To his credit, I can say that Michael Bay stuck to his guns when making this movie. Bay's style of objectifying women, (and if that is too harsh at least creating weak female characters), and his incorporation of brutal action are both deeply embedded into 'Pain and Gain.' It feels somewhat fitting being able to say, "At least he is consistent." Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson may be the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, but honestly his acting skills are like hollow burritos. He is a high-grossing actor, and some of his movies aren't bad, but his performances do little to satisfy my appetite for good acting. Mark Wahlberg is undoubtedly the saving grace, but even his acting skills couldn't make 'Pain and Gain a good movie. The unimaginative story telling and drawn out plot that lasts over two hours makes the audience forget that the movie was inspired by true events and leaves them thinking, "wow, people just couldn't be that stupid."