Mike's Review: Its hard to believe this movie was based on a true story. The first three-quarters of the movie was pretty funny with Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie doing a good job of being goofy kidnappers. Then the body count starts. They attempt to kidnap another victim and that plan goes even more wrong, you are even more shocked when you re-realize this movie was based on a true story. I think it would have been a better entertaining movie if they had changed the ending and just left it as three goofy kidnappers getting caught.
Best Scene: Neighborhood watch meeting.
Mike's Rating: Matinee.
Bean's Review: If you want to see extremely bulked and cut bodies of both genders
accompanying a long and somewhat tedious story, than you may want to see
this movie. This movie is based on a true story and generally portrays
criminals as extremely stupid, revealing that crime indeed does not
pay. 'Pain and Gain' is akin to 'Fargo', in that the criminals are
idiots and the one person after them is the only bright one in the
movie, except for the victim. However, 'Pain and Gain' is quite inferior
to 'Fargo' in the writing. There are a few funny scenes, but it does not
come across as a "black comedy" , such as 'Fargo'. I do not enjoy
seeing Mark Wahlberg play an idiot. Dwayne Johnson's portrayal of a
Jesus finder is fairly funny. Tony Shalhoub did a good job. However,
Ed Harris (much like the Frances McDormand role in 'Fargo') was the best
of the bunch, but unfortunately, he did not have much film time.
Bean's Rating: This movie, at best, is a DVD or digital rental.
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