History YMMV / PainAndGain

* CriticalDissonance: The film got mixed reviews and had the third best Website/RottenTomatoes score for a Creator/MichaelBay film (after ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Transformers}}''; now fourth following ''Film/{{Ambulance}}''). Yet still counts as no matter if profitable ($86 million on a $22 million budget), it barely performed compared to Bay's more critically derided fare.

** Paul bounces between being this and a standard {{Woobie}}. On one hand, he was recovering drug addict who was manipulated into going along with Lugo's plans but on the other, he's also a self destructive, aggressive coke head.
** Kershaw is an odd example in which while he's still an unpleasant prick, but still manages to have bouts of pity. {{Lampshaded}} by [=DuBois=] near the end of the movie.

* CriticalDissonance: The film got mixed reviews and had the third best Website/RottenTomatoes score for a Creator/MichaelBay film (after ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Transformers}}'').

--> '''Ed [=DuBois=]''': You are one difficult victim to work with, Victor.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Pain & Gain'' got mixed reviews and had the third best Rotten Tomatoes score for a Creator/MichaelBay film (after ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Transformers}}'').

* WhatAnIdiot: More or less everyone involved in the scheme holds the IdiotBall at some point.
** Doyle needs to burn some chopped-off hands in a barbecue to get rid of the fingerprints, so what does he do? He does it in the front yard and ''waves at the neighbors as he's doing it.''

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: In the film's ending, it only states that "Victor Kershaw's name was changed in the film to protect the survivor." While in real life, Marc Schiller (whom the character Kershaw is based off) was arrested immediately after he testifies against the Sun Gym gang and was charged with a fraudulent Medicare scheme that generated $14 million. It's often considered by many to be a huge KickTheDog to a victim who had to face his tormentors. It could have been interesting to show Kershaw getting arrested right after, especially for the viewers who still viewed Kershaw as a Jerkass in the end.

* [[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Direct]]: When critic Bob Chipman listed this film as one of the best movies of 2013, he expressed disbelief that he was actually praising a film directed by Michael Bay. In this case, Bay’s over-the-top style actually worked well with the story, as the real life events were already completely ridiculous.

* DudeNotFunny: What the movie was to the victims of their real-life counterparts, since their actions are PlayedForLaughs, despite their real-life victim [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/27/true-story-behind-pain-and-gain being tortured for nearly a month]]. According to him, he was never contacted by anyone involved in making the movie.

* [[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Direct]]: When MovieBob listed this film as one of the best movies of 2013, he expressed disbelief that he was actually praising a film directed by Michael Bay. In this case, Bay’s over-the-top style actually worked well with the story, as the real life events were already completely ridiculous.

* [[HeReallyCanAct He Really Can Direct]]: When MovieBob praised this film as one of the best movies of 2013, he expressed shock at the fact that it was directed by Michael Bay. In this case, Bay’s over-the-top style actually worked well with the story, as the real life events were already completely ridiculous.

* [[HeReallyCanAct HeReallyCanDirect]]: When MovieBob praised this film as one of the best movies of 2013, he expressed shock at the fact that it was directed by Michael Bay. In this case, Bay’s over-the-top style actually worked well with the story, as the real life events were already completely ridiculous.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Pain & Gain'' got mixed reviews and had the third best Rotten Tomatoes score for a Creator/MichaelBay film (after ''Film/TheRock'' and ''Film/{{Transformers}}''). It was also his least commercially successful movie. Opening a week before ''Film/IronMan3'' also didn't do it any favors.
** Somewhat questionable. The movie had a much lower budget than any of Bay's ''Transformers'' films. It did make nearly 4 times its budget.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: In the film's ending, it only states that "Victor Kershaw's name was changed in the film to protect the survivor." While in real life, Marc Schiller (whom the character Kershaw is based off) was arrested immediately after he testifies against the Sun Gym gang and was charged with a fraudulent Medicare scheme that generated $14 million. It's often considered by many to be a huge KickTheDog to a victim who had to face his tormenters. It could have been interesting to show Kershaw getting arrested right after, especially for the viewers who still viewed Kershaw as a Jerkass in the end.
* WhatAnIdiot: More or less everyone involved in the scheme holds the IdiotBall at some point, but Doyle really takes the cake. He needs to burn some chopped-off hands in a barbecue to get rid of the fingerprints, so what does he do? He does it in the front yard and ''waves at the neighbours as he's doing it.''
** Please note that this movie is based on a true story, and the real criminals really were that stupid.
*** Well, the hand part is somewhat embellished. While they ''did'' try to grill the hands, they didn't do it on an outside barbeque in plain view.

** Please note that this movie is based on a true story, and the real criminals really were that stupid.

* DudeNotFunny: What the movie was to the relatives of the victims of their real-life counterparts, since their actions are PlayedForLaughs, despite their real-life victim [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/27/true-story-behind-pain-and-gain being tortured for nearly a month before being killed]].

* DudeNotFunny: What the movie was to the victims of [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory their real-life counterparts]].