Pain & Gain
This movie is like a "true story that you think (initially) is funny, but, is really kinda serious, but still makes you laugh kind of movie."
Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Mackie, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson portray 3 body builders that really don't have much of a life; Anthony Mackie's character uses steroids, Mark Wahlberg's character uses self-help "make yourself better" infomercials as his guide to life, and The Rock's character is just trying to get back on track after spending time in prison. Anyway, they come up w/ a scheme to make their life better, but, they're not very good at let's see, brains (yeah, that's it).
I totally loved the movie. While trying to not laugh (because it really is a true story and some parts were very serious), it was hard not to laugh at some of the stuff the characters said and did. Michael Bay did a good job (as usual), directing. Just like Bad Boys 1 & 2, Pain & Gain was shot in Miami too. Also, this is not short (about 2 hrs, 20 minutes long), and make sure you stay for the initial ending credits so you can see the real life people that committed the acts.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Wait. You actually stick around until the end to read the credits?? You are serious about your movies!!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I have never even heard of this movie. Thanks for keeping me informed.
LOL!! Nah, not the "for real" end, but, if you stay for like the first 3-5 minutes (RIGHT after the movie ends), they show pictures of the real life people. It was interesting to see, I never heard of this crime that took place in late '94.
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