Set them apart from other run-of-the-mill baddies and bolster the movie's previously predictable cadence.
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That's good, because the film's villains (Jacob Scipio, Kate del Castillo) areĬut-out characters, and it's only when the full story is unveiled that they gain a sense of purpose and personalization to The film soars when its focus is on Marcus and Mike, and the latter's personal connections to the developing story only add a necessary dramaticĬurrent to what is otherwise a style over substance experience. Through otherwise paint-by-numbers action scenes and familiar comedic routines.
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It's no surprise that a reluctant Marcus eventually agrees to have one last go at bringing down the bad guys in the movie - it can'tĪll minivans and soap operas for two hours - and even without Bay's polish there's enough rapport between the actors to carry the movie even The movie has fun with that newfound contrast between Marcus, who wants to settle down with family, and Mike, who wants back in the Radically different perspectives and with their own unique
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Turned personal and professional corners and approach their new places in life - and, for Mike, a startling realization later in the movie - from Their chemistry remains the selling point, even as in the movie both The filmmakers certainly demonstrateĬommand of the Bay style and make a movie in the Bad Boys tradition (and with Bay making a fun cameo in the movie, there's littleĭoubt he had quite a bit of input) but rightly leave the focus on Marcus and Mike. As it is, with Bay gone and the movie left in the capable hands of co-directors Adil El Arbiīilall Fallah, there's little freshness and only a focus on its two main characters, which is where it should be. That said, Lawrence and Smith certainly don't look too old forĪnother round and pull off an impressive feat of endurance and rekindled rapport in Bad Boys for Life, a film that ultimately feels like anīut nevertheless welcome, entry into the aging franchise. Testosterone they have left has them competing for late middle-age bragging rights. "There's nothing sadder than old men revisiting the past," a gray-haired Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) tells Marcus and Mike when whatever But with Marcus' newfound religion, Mike may have to go after whoever shot him alone. It takes monthsīut Mike recovers and wants blood. Marcus stays by his side and promises God to never kill again in exchange for Mike's recovery. Their relationship is about to face its ultimate test when Mike is gunned down in
Both are getting up there in age,ĭying their beards and denying the truth that they've both lost a step. Risk-taking busts that have come to define his law enforcement career with his longtime partner Mike (Will Smith). Now that Marcus (Martin Lawrence) is a grandfather, he finds that his life priorities have changed, including losing any and all desire to go all-in on the Some spoilers for the film appear in the plot description below. Bad Boys for Life misses his finishing touch but Arbi andįallah certainly impersonate it with vigor and demonstrate great potential as filmmakers within this genre it's unsurprising to see their namesĪttached to an upcoming Beverly Hills Cop film. Re-imaged cool, and made a name for himself and stars out of Smith and Lawrence. Whether Michael Bay's Bad Boys franchise has surpassed the Lethal Weapon family of films as the definitive "Buddy Cop" movieĮxperience is up for debate, but with Bad Boys for Life the franchise turns 25 years old and proves that there's still staying power in theĬhemistry-laden duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, playing a pair of mouthy, high energy Miami detectives who skirt the law in order to uphold it.įilm, a pair of relatively unknown directors - Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah - take over for Bay, who with the original 1995 film redesigned style,
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