Burnett’s sister Special Agent Sydney “Syd” Burnett is introduced, played by Gabrielle Union, and she also gets involved in their investigation. In the sequel Bad Boys II, the partners investigated how ecstasy flowed into Miami by gangster factions. In the first Bad Boys film, the story followed Lowrey and Burnett as they protected a murder witness (Téa Leoni) while investigating a case of $100 million of seized Mafia heroin that was stolen. Smith and Lawrence made their returns official in November 2018, and now production is set for the third film in the series. Two stars out of four.They’re Back: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Are Returning for ‘Bad Boys 3’ Read articleĪ sequel to Bad Boys II has been in development for years, but the production wasn’t quite able to come together to get officially started-until now. “Bad Boys for Life,” a Columbia Pictures release, is rated R for strong, bloody violence, language throughout, sexual references and brief drug use. Still, as long as Smith and Lawrence are willing to pair up again, “whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” It is a franchise that has lost its way.Ī potential sequel is hinted at during the end credits but it’s hard to believe a fourth episode could save the “Bad Boy” legacy.
Smith and Lawrence are far from home, on foot and facing a military-style ambush.
The convoluted plot keeps finding false endings that just lead to bigger outlandish stunts - many, many helicopters and motorcycles - until it ends in a rundown palace in Mexico City with a fiery conclusion that goes to cartoonish, very Bay-ish lengths. Hell is a topic discussed - “darkness that swallows you whole.” We are a long way from the time Burnett was shot in the keister by his partner. A crisis forces Burnett to make a vow to God. (Yes, there are colonoscopy jokes in this film.) Lowrey is having second thoughts about one flame who got away: Paola Nunez, who plays a fellow cop. “Bad Boys” only works when the bickering cops are center stage.Īge has taken its toll: Burnett is a grandfather now who needs glasses and is eyeing retirement, while Lowrey is unsettled, still a playboy but a wistful one who colors his goatee black with hair dye. So often in the new film they are separate, dealing with their own stuff. There are sly references to the previous films - a private conversation between the detectives is accidentally broadcast as in the second film and rats make an encore performance in the new one - but the filmmakers have forgotten that what makes this franchise work: The interaction of Smith and Lawrence in stressed environments. Joe Pantoliano returns as the Pepto-swigging detectives’ boss and DJ Khaled has a small role as well as putting together the lively soundtrack. An understated Vanessa Hudgens plays a cool cop and Kate Del Castillo is on the opposite side in more than one sense, playing an absolutely unhinged cartel boss wife who uses witchcraft.
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have taken over from Michael Bay in the director’s chair but the look of the film essentially mimics its predecessors, with saturated colors, quick cuts, muscular stunts and lots of pretty women.
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