Review of Pain & Gain (2013) by Derek P — 01 Jul 2014

Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg are hilarious.

This review of Pain & Gain (2013) was written by Derek P on 01 Jul 2014.

Pain & Gain has generally received mixed reviews.

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Pain & Gain. Brains versus muscles. A funny black comedy. The fact that this whole story really happened gives a special effect to the film…

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