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‘A Real Pain’: Way More Than a Buddy Road Flick

Wearing four big hats, Jesse Eisenberg mixes the comic with the tragic to great effect.
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‘A Real Pain’: Way More Than a Buddy Road Flick
Benji (Kieran Culkin, L) and David (Jesse Eisenberg) travel to Poland, in "A Real Pain." Searchlight Pictures
Michael Clark
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R | 1h 30m | Drama, Comedy, History | 2024

Written, co-produced, starring, and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, the mismatched buddy road flick, “A Real Pain,” is a marked improvement on his only so-so 2023 feature directorial debut, “When You Finish Saving the World.”

Michael Clark
Michael Clark
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Originally from the nation's capital, Michael Clark has provided film content to over 30 print and online media outlets. He co-founded the Atlanta Film Critics Circle in 2017 and is a weekly contributor to the Shannon Burke Show on FloridaManRadio.com. Since 1995, Clark has written over 5,000 movie reviews and film-related articles. He favors dark comedy, thrillers, and documentaries.