Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 27, 2013, Digital Release Date: Aug. 13, 2013
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Director Michael Bay took a hiatus from his Transformers movies to bring his sunset-drenched filmmaking style to the crime comedy Pain & Gain.
The movie stars Mark Wahlberg (Ted), Dwayne Johnson (Faster) and Anthony Mackie (Real Steel) as a group of bodybuilding personal trainers. In pursuit of the American dream, they get caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme and, of course, everything goes horribly wrong.
Tony Shalhoub (Feed the Fish), Ed Harris (Man on a Ledge), Ken Jeong (The Hangover Part 2), Peter Stormare (Small Town Murder Songs) and Rob Corddry (Warm Bodies) also star in Pain & Gain.
The film got mixed reviews from critics, called “crude and ugly” by CNN.com‘s Tom Charity but “may be the best movie Michael Bay’s ever made” by the Newark Star-Ledger‘s Stephen Whitty. Of course, Whitty’s compliment might not be saying much when the best thing about Bay’s films is the spectacle.
Still, with the names behind it, R-rated Pain & Gain grossed a not bad $49 million in theaters.
Neither the DVD nor Blu-ray have any special features, but the Blu-ray is a Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack that contains a downloadable and streamable digital copy of the movie via UltraViolet.
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“Whitty’s compliment might not be saying much when the best thing about Bay’s films is the spectacle.”
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According to you. Your opinion, Sam.
I love his movies not only because of the spectacle but because they’re brilliantly made action films with fast pace, cool characters, great casts and amazing production values. Not to mention that he’s one of the few blockbuster directors who like to shoot stuff live, in front of the camera. He’s not relying entirely on the CG team. Same can’t be said about Roland Emmerich and Stephen Sommers.
That’s why Bay will always be better than them. And he’s already better than 99% of the Hollywood action directors.
P.S. “Pain and Gain” is an amazing movie. Great character piece and for me it’s one of the best movies of 2013. Easily.