Eisenberg’s sophomore effort perfectly reiterates the tension between family members, and the unintentional mind games people play with each other, for a meaningless feeling of superiority, in this chuckle filled cousin dramedy, about two cousins facing their family ancestry and the impact of what that means for them in modern times. As the mysteriously lonely cousin Benji undermines the serious and responsible cousin David, a push and pull is felt socially, as charming and upfront always makes deep connections through emotional wrestling, and quiet and polite gets overlooked, making no effort to cause a stir within someone to make an actual connection. Eisenberg wants us to simultaneously pay respects to the ones who came before us, while appreciating and loving the ones who are here now, no matter the differences or the frustrations conjured. A Real Pain is another great enjoyable comedy that has come from Sundance 2024, and like When You’re Finished Saving The World, another powerfully insightful look at first world interactions, that we rarely touch upon in and outside of film - Two insecure people, hilariously butting heads in a socially fixed contradictory world. All the while, one of them is going through…………A Real Pain.10/10.
- Maurice Jones
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