Pain & Gain (2013)
Directed by Michael
Bay this film based on a real story stars Mark Walhberg, Dwaune
Johnson, Anthony Mackie and Ed Harris. Three body builders from
Florida seek to get rich through criminal means during the mid 90s.
As with any story
based on real events there are inevitably questions to be asked as to
how close the film sticks to real events and in this case if the
central characters are portrayed as stupid rather than ruthless.
Inevitably the story has been simplified some what and while a fun
watch I am not sure that it is much beyond that. I would not have
guessed that this was a Michael Bay film but I do think the film has
some questions to answer in playing for laughs what are pretty
gruesome events as this is a real life story rather than fiction.
2/5
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