Friday, April 26, 2013

Review: 'Pain & Gain' a crude, cruel and crass true crime comedy

No pain. Director Michael Bay's "Pain & Gain," a dark comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, is expected to muscle its way to the top of the box office. For Bay, best known for big action flicks such as "Transformers," the $26 million "Pain

There are many movies that could have been made from the raw materials of Pain & Gain, which is based on a series of outrageous Miami New Times articles about three dimwit Florida bodybuilders who in 1994 kidnapped a

There are many movies that could have been made from the raw materials of Pain & Gain, which is based on a series of outrageous Miami New Times articles about three dimwit Florida bodybuilders who in 1994 kidnapped a

Pain & Gain gives you a rush while at the same time making you queasy about how you're getting off. Partly you're supposed to be queasy because of the idiotic amorality of the characters—that's what passes for dramatic complexity. Partly you're queasy

Your box office choices this weekend are BIG — big muscles or a big wedding, that is. "Pain & Gain," a ripped-from-the-headlines story of bodybuilders/criminals, and "The Big Wedding" a rom-com about a dysfunctional family

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Review: 'Pain & Gain' a crude, cruel and crass true crime comedy

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