Proof that micheal bay doesn't care about a good plot or interesting characters.
Pain & Gain
Their American dream is bigger than yours.
Rating
1.5 (1)
Release Date
4/18/2013Runtime
130 minsOverview
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
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A bombastic, muscle-bound fever dream of desperation and delusion where three gym meatheads stumble through an increasingly outrageous extortion scheme with the tone of a dark comedy written by someone amped up on steroids and entitlement. It's aggressively absurd, nasty, and keeps you watching despite the moral void at its center.
Mood
AbsurdExhilaratingParanoid
Themes
AmbitionCrimeObsessionCorruption
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrastNeon-drenched
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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