A Real Pain

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2024-10-02

It’s comedy but it’s also drama. Core to this is the stressed relationship between David and Benji. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2024-11-13

Eisenberg’s work as a filmmaker here is very sharp, never taking the cheap shot. Both characters are held to account, but there’s a generosity of spirit in the film that’s equally forgiving. The result is a poignant treasure. Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2025-01-11

Jesse Eisenberg’s thought-provoking buddy movie A Real Pain contextualises our contemporary struggles with this succinctly and wittily presented picture. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have on a Holocaust tour. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2025-01-08

This comedy, with its sunny lighting and witty repartee, just might make you think about the Holocaust and its echoes in more profound ways than any well-intentioned black and white concentration camp drama. Read more

Ruth Maramis of FlixChatter

2024-11-12

This film is engaging, poignant, hilarious, and unexpectedly layered with genuine, well-earned empathy. Read more

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2024-12-19

A Real Pain isn’t concerned with telling a unique or engaging story; rather, it’s an in-depth character study, providing modest entertainment in both its examination of disparate personalities and with its wry commentary on how eccentric people can impact the conventional. Read more

Rick Schuttinga of De Filmrecensent

2024-12-25

De twee hebben een realistische chemie, zoals broers die het contact even zijn verloren om vervolgens het contact op te pakken alsof er nooit iets is gebeurt. Read more