Oh, Michael Bay. When will you learn? In their breakdown of Pain & Gain, Andrew and Monica discuss just how the filmmaker's worst tendencies weaken a strong idea. Why is The Rock's character the only multi-dimensional one? Why does Michael Bay seem to hate so many people? Does the racism, sexism and homophobia actually work as satire in this situation? Is there a way this script could have been salvaged? Tune in to find out. Plus, asteroids and bodybuilding collide in this week's edition of Reboot This!

SHOW NOTES:

0:22 - Intro and clip

3:16 - Things we like

4:16 - The ending vs. the rest of the movie

8:13 - Unexplored ideas, obsession with stereotypes

14:13 - The Christianity of The Rock's character, fat shaming

21:36 - Ed Harris as stock detective

24:21 - The filmmaking aesthetic, looking back at Bay's filmography

33:08 - Reboot This!

37:18 - Show close

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