Pain & Gain
I’m not too sure about Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain. I enjoyed it while watching it, but soon after I felt terrible that I enjoyed it. In fact, I feel that it is a vulgar film. It asks us to try and make sense of these idiots who try a “Fargo,” kidnapping for money or to get their kidnappee’s estates. You can’t. Floridians are idiots — white Floridians especially.
Pain & Gain follows Marky Mark and his gym rat crew as they kidnap people who they try to blackmail them out of their own homes. They bumble their way through the first one successfully. Yet, they need more money, do it again, and cause all sorts of mayhem. Needless to say, they were unsuccessful. When things went wrong, they went wrong quickly and ugly.
The movie was a comedy yet it was somewhat of a thriller. You’ll laugh at the dummies and cringe at their dumb antics. Michael Bay makes you forget that it is a Michael Bay film. The only hint is that he spins the 360 shot in an important and crucial scene. It’s a Michael Bay special.
One good thing about the movie is The Rock. He’s pretty awesome and it shows. He’s very natural and easy going even when he’s doped up on cocaine. The Rock is so lovable.
You better watch this before the summer movie train’s in full speed. It will be soon gone and on digital download.
3 of 5 stars.
