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Thursday 15 August 2013

PAIN & GAIN [2013]

The violent biographical crime comedy Pain & Gain is director Michael Bay's attempt at a thoughtful character study.
Oddly enough it is Bay's most pensive film to date but that's not saying much considering it's buried in hokey TV ad type framing, badly timed childish humour and pathetically over-played patriotism.  Bay never seems to understand his own subject material and his stupidity & ignorance become more transparent with each film he makes.  This one is no exception.  It's a shame he was given the chance to make this film because underneath all the tasteless shit is quite an interesting and outrageous true story.

2 human bbq's out of 5

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