Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Mark Wahlberg, Ed Harris, Peter Stormare, Anthony Mackie, Ken Jeong, Brian Stepanek, Michael Rispoli, Rob Corddry, Dwayne Johnson, Tony Shalhoub, Rebel Wilson, Larry Hankin, Keili Lefkovitz, Vivi Pineda, Emily Rutherfurd, Bar Paly, Christopher Jestin Langstaff, Gustavo Quiroz Jr., Corinne Ferrer, Zack Moore, Kory Getman, Tony Plana, Persei Caputo, Bill Kelly, Wladimir Klitschko, Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
Trailer
Reviews
75
With Pain & Gain, his surprising true-crime comedy, Bay has finally decided to lighten up a bit.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Even though Pain & Gain does indeed mine laughs from some very violent acts, there is nothing in this movie that glamorizes those three meatheads. Kudos to Bay and his screenwriters for making sure we’re laughing at them, not with them.
63
It’s just too much — too much graphic violence, too many plot wrinkles, too much stupidity, too many supporting players to track...For a movie as physically fit as this one wants to be, Pain & Gain is carrying way too much extra weight.
63
Slant Magazine
An outrageous based-on-real-life tale that's perfectly suited to director Michael Bay's insanely overblown stylistic and thematic temperament.
50
Bay can be a master of exuberant chaos, but here the violence mostly lands with a sickening thud, which is fitting, one supposes, but also ultimately numbing.
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