Film Review – Pain & Gain

After the 2011 release of the global blockbuster “Transformers: Dark of
the Moon,” director Michael Bay wanted to challenge himself again. After
years of gargantuan features, “Pain & Gain” represented a return to
roots planted with the 1995 action comedy “Bad Boys,” offering Bay a
chance to cause a comparatively low-budget ruckus in his favorite
filming location: Miami. The robots in disguise are gone, replaced by
equally destructive bodybuilders on the hunt for the American Dream, and
while the potential of this true story is immense, Bay resorts to his
old tricks, making the picture more frustrating and deadening than
raucous. Intentionally ugly and mean-spirited, “Pain & Gain” somehow
believes itself to be a coked-out, body-smashing good time at the
movies. Instead, it’s quite a chore to sit through. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com