I haven't laughed so hard at a movie in weeks. And it's by Michael Bay, of all people. Danny Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) believes that attaining physical peak is the first step to achieving the American dream but he never seems to be able to get ahead. His client at the gym, Victor (Tony Shaloub), is a total asshole but is able to buy and sell Danny ten times over. So Danny gets the bright idea to kidnap Victor and force him to sign over all his assets. To do this, he recruits his longtime friend Adrien (Anthony Mackie) and a recent parolee (Dwayne Johnson) to assist. Victor proves to be a much tougher hostage than any of the men are really prepared to handle.
The fact that this is based off a real case is hilarious. Wahlberg is playing a total idiot but he sells it like it's going out of style. He commits to this role. Johnson is amazingly comedic and always has been. I have not seen Mackie in much other than the Marvel films, and he's not really been allowed to shine the way he is here. I really wish Michael Bay would stop making his giant robot fetish films and go back to directing action comedies like this one.
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