Bad Boys For Life movie review: Will Smith-Martin Lawrence's buddy cop franchise gets a serviceable, if unnecessary, instalment
4 years, 11 months ago

Bad Boys For Life movie review: Will Smith-Martin Lawrence's buddy cop franchise gets a serviceable, if unnecessary, instalment

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Bad Boys for Life may often seem witless but it is not entirely joyless — and it may just be the best entry in the franchise. The new instalment attempts to revive the Bad Boys franchise by recapturing Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s loose and easy chemistry, hoping it buoys up that overworked familiarity. But the past, in the form of witchy drug lord Isabel and her assassin son Armando, catches up with him, and the Bad Boys must team up “one last time.” Bad Boys for Life does not really reinvent the franchise, so much as it breathes new life into old cliches and caricatures. If you were a fan of Smith and Lawrence’s action comedy hijinks in the ’90s, you will eagerly hope for a “Bad Boys 4 Life."

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Bad Boys 4: Will Smith sparks ‘frenzy’ after secretly attending Bad Boys: Ride or Die screening
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bad Boys 4: Will Smith sparks ‘frenzy’ after secretly attending Bad Boys: Ride or Die screening

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Will Smith sparked mahem in a US chain cinema after he …

News Analysis: ‘Bad Boys’ proves Black and Latino audiences could save Hollywood — if it lets them
7 months ago

News Analysis: ‘Bad Boys’ proves Black and Latino audiences could save Hollywood — if it lets them

LA Times  

Just over two years after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face during the Academy Awards, he’s getting a robust pat on the back from moviegoers and Hollywood insiders alike. Prompting a huge sigh of relief from exhibitors shaken by the lackluster start to the summer film season, this weekend’s $56-million domestic launch of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” …

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: Familiar chemistry keeps the franchise going
7 months ago

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ review: Familiar chemistry keeps the franchise going

Live Mint  

Mike and Marcus are back, cheekily humming the theme tune to their franchise that is now in its fourth outing. It is indeed hard to separate the buddy cop action comedy from the reggae song ‘Bad Boys’ by Inner Circle. Back at the office, Mike and Marcus are required to clear the name of their deceased superior, Captain Howard, when …

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ movie review: This Will Smith, Martin Lawrence ride is a thankless slog
7 months ago

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ movie review: This Will Smith, Martin Lawrence ride is a thankless slog

The Hindu  

The adrenalin runs high and there are insane shootouts in a chopper and abandoned alligator park. Bad Boys: Ride or Die Directors: Adil & Bilall Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhea Seehorn, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Joe Pantoliano Storyline: The bad boys ride once more tangling …

Bad Boys 4 movie review: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence serve a stale dish. Is it time for cop buddies to retire?
7 months ago

Bad Boys 4 movie review: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence serve a stale dish. Is it time for cop buddies to retire?

Hindustan Times  

In Bad Boys 4, the explosive saga of Miami's most reckless cops continues, but this time, it seems they might have misplaced their mojo along with their sense of logic. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, this instalment reunites Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for another round of chaotic action and questionable decision-making. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence …

Review: Will Smith is back in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ with Martin Lawrence riding shotgun
7 months ago

Review: Will Smith is back in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ with Martin Lawrence riding shotgun

Associated Press  

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action-comedy series, is about a fight to redeem a tarnished legacy. And, really, as much as the response to “Ride or Die” is sure to be taken as a referendum on Smith’s recalibrated drawing power, Lawrence is the MVP of these movies. And silliness is more of …

Bad Boys 4: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce new film as Sony Pictures boss denies Oscars slap delayed project
1 year, 11 months ago

Bad Boys 4: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announce new film as Sony Pictures boss denies Oscars slap delayed project

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ‘4’ life,” Smith said, while the pair joked about the semantics of the third film …

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirm fourth ‘Bad Boys’ film is a go
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirm fourth ‘Bad Boys’ film is a go

LA Times  

Will Smith, left, and Martin Lawrence attend the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Boys for Life” at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Jan. 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. Movies Review: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ is a meditation on mortality — sort of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back, if a bit longer in the tooth, in the franchise’s third …

Coronavirus made us number one: Directors Adil and Bilall on ‘Bad Boys For Life’ becoming the highest grosser
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus made us number one: Directors Adil and Bilall on ‘Bad Boys For Life’ becoming the highest grosser

The Hindu  

These signature tropes employed by filmmaker Michael Bay turned a seemingly-ordinary premise into a multi-million franchise. Two decades later, Adil and Bilall have delivered the year’s biggest hit: Bad Boys For Life, also the last major Hollywood film to have released in a world that now seems like a distant memory. Coronavirus made us number one in the world,” says …

Bad Boys for Life movie review: Will Smith makes explosive return to form in Fast & Furious-inspired sequel
4 years, 11 months ago

Bad Boys for Life movie review: Will Smith makes explosive return to form in Fast & Furious-inspired sequel

Hindustan Times  

Bad Boys for Life Directors - Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah Cast - Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Núñez, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, Joe Pantoliano Bad Boys for Life movie review: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return to the franchise after 17 long years. In Bad Boys for Life, not only does …

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence are back for 'Bad Boys for Life'
4 years, 11 months ago

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence are back for 'Bad Boys for Life'

LA Times  

Of all the sounds there are to hear in “Bad Boys for Life” — the crunch of bones, the screech of tires, the torrent of expletives, the reprise of an immortal Inner Circle theme song — perhaps the most unexpected is that of a voice lifted in prayer. Mike Lowrey is fighting for his life, and Marcus Burnett finds himself …

Wasn\'t happy with the \'Men in Black\' sequel: Will Smith
4 years, 11 months ago

Wasn\'t happy with the \'Men in Black\' sequel: Will Smith

Deccan Chronicle  

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Will Smith says he was not happy with the sequel to his iconic film "Men In Black" and hence decided to not go forward with any of his other franchises until he had a right story. During an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's talk show, the actor said it took him 17 years to come up with …

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