This transition required a newer, more versatile sort of performer, and none excelled at it more than Dwayne Johnson ... almost as well as he punches. "Pain & Gain" is a borderline repellent ...

So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly ...