![]() ![]() ![]() This worked hand-in-hand with the prevailing themes of family and assuming the responsibilities that come from maturity Marcus is happy to hang it up and be a doting father and grandfather and is almost desperate to convince Mike that he needs to hang up his gun as well and find someone to settle down with. The main twist in Bad Boys For Life comes from the revelation that Armando is actually Mike’s son from a fling he had with Isabel some twenty-five years ago this was a twist that honestly came out of nowhere and led to a surprisingly heartfelt moment where Mike’s usual mask of confidence slipped and we learned a bit more of his past. Luckily, there’s a bit of sauce on top of Bad Boys For Life that make it, perhaps, the strongest entry in the series so far. Not that this is a bad thing the banter and bickering between the stars really makes their friendship believable and I could honestly just watch them cruising around, chatting shit, and roughing up bad guys for two hours. His main draw comes from his physicality and scary-smooth skill as a killer and a fighter and, while he does eventually reveal some surprising layers, it’s clear that this film is about Smith and Lawrence and the rest of the plot and action is superfluous. The charisma of Smith and Lawrence is unparalleled, matched only by Pantoliano’s scenery-chewing return as their tormented Captain, and it’s a good job that these guys are so compelling as Scipio isn’t that captivating as a villain. This event is enough to convince Marcus that, perhaps, his bad boy days are over and he and Mike should quit while they’re ahead, which sets an ongoing tone for the film (that of age, maturity, and family).Īrmando has the moves but not quite the personality. ![]() Given the massive gap between Bad Boys II and Bad Boys For Life, you would be forgiven for thinking that the franchise was over and done with, however, while Bay took a step back from the project, this third entry shows that some things only get better with age.īad Boys For Life kicks off with an exhilarating car chase bit, rather than see our two bickering heroes running down some coked up perp, they are simply racing to witness the birth of Marcus’s granddaughter. Actually, two twists: one was the typical, over-the-top cinematography of Michael Bay (which ensured that the films were full of explosions, gun fights, scantily clad women for us to ogle over, and dramatic, sweeping camera pans) and the charisma of the two leads. Seventeen years after their last adventure, top detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) are just coming to terms with the realities of aging out of their usefulness when a series of murders with links to Mike past besiege Miami.īad Boys (Bay, 1995) and its sequel (ibid, 2003) took a simple concept (the “buddy cop” movie perhaps made most famous by the Lethal Weapon (Donner, 1987 to 1998) franchise and other over-the-top eighties action films) and put a unique twist one it. Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jacob Scipio, Kate del Castillo, Paola Núñez, and Joe Pantoliano ![]()
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