It's there to generate conflict in a movie that should be explosions. The movie works hard to set up some of these jokes when it doesn't need to. The whole thing seems to be a setup for a joke. Marcus has a come to Jesus subplot that just doesn't work. Marcus has a few good lines while Mike is just a bit too serious. While it's simple there were a few really funny parts. It really seems like character development was added after the fact. If the character development was more than just tacked on it might work better. This movie tries to layer the story with them being older, Marcus being a grandfather, and Mike dealing with his commitment issues, but I'm here for action and comedy. The problem with sequels is that they try to do the novel thing the first movie did again. This splits them up for a few minutes and while it creates a nice juxtaposition as we see them in a typical day it's a lot of time to invest for a simple joke. This franchise is ridiculous and I like that, but what I ant to see is the back and forth between Marcus and Mike. I suppose this isn't a Bad Boys movie unless someone is shooting horizontally while flying through the air. If you don't have one horizontal shooting scene is it still a Bad Boys movie? That's the same actor that was taking her on a date in Bad Boys II. Marcus's daughter gets married to Reggie. There are a number of ways to push the plot forward and that one is cheap drama. I knew the movie wasn't going to kill Will Smith fifteen minutes in. Mike gets shot early in the movie, and while it plays up the drama of whether he'll make it there's no tension. Lawrence is the driving force for the comedy with Smith playing serious. The jokes are rather predictable, but I really enjoyed the comedy when it landed. This really embraces jokes about them being older. I like that the movie addresses their age instead of playing up how young and strong they are. This movie hits you fast with exactly what it's about, and we even get a joke about Marcus needing glasses. There are numerous slow motion drifts, banter, and jokes. In the very first scene Mike and Marcus (Smith and Lawrence) are in a fast car chasing a suspect. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith play Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey. With that said, if they weren't in it I wouldn't even have watched. If you were starting this movie from scratch you'd pick two top actors, not two guys who used to be a big box office draw. Smith and Lawrence are in this movie because they were in the previous films. There just isn't enough of that with the various sub-plots that complicate the movie.ĭid Bad Boys II need a sequel? My answer will almost always be 'No, a seventeen year old movie doesn't need a sequel.' The two original films are action movies with fast cars, big explosions, and for people with short attention spans. The core should be Smith and Lawrence having fun. I appreciate that it doesn't hide the fact the main characters are much older, but while the comedy is simple it doesn't always land. There isn't much story, and Bad Boys never had much in story, but this one didn't quite achieve the balance between action, comedy, and character development. There is a lot in this movie, characters, sub-plots, comedy, slow-motion shots, and explosions. It's an action movie sequel that we don't need. Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city. Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Paola Nuñez, Kate del Castillo, Joe Pantoliano Written by: Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan (story by), Chris Bremner and Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan (screenplay by), George Gallo (based on characters created by) Rent Bad Boys for Life on Amazon Video (paid link)
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