Bad Boys for Life

 


                       ‘How you fuck a witch without a condom?’ – Marcus Burnett

After 25 years of working together as detectives in Miami, Mike Lowrey feels as young as ever but his partner in crime Marcus Burnett is ready to retire. But with people out to kill Mike the duo work with special department, Advanced Miami Metro Operations (AMMO) to bring them down.

The Bad Boys and their supporting cast needed time to warm up. The beginning lines weren’t delivered well nor was the acting convincing. Reggie sounded so nervous delivering his lines. I know Marcus and Mike intimidated you before Reggie but you should be over that by now.

Although the two bad boys did snap out of it their crew in AMMO never fully developed. Vanessa Hudgens needed to be written more lines because Kelly continually shaking her head in response to Lowrey as gun shots rang around her wasn’t good enough for me. Rafe being a douche to Mike for no good reason, didn’t work for me either.

As they try to get themselves together in Miami, Isabel Arteas is instructing her son Armando from Mexico, to ensure her revenge plan to work perfectly. In all the conversations with her son, Arteas never unnaturally slips into English, which is something I’m sure only I care about, but if a character's ethnic background is important to their role all of it should be showcased, especially if they are in a Spanish-speaking country.

During the investigation Lowrey squeezes out information from old informant Manny the Butcher. DJ Khaled did well in his cameo role, taunting the so highly praised Mike Lowrey. This wasn’t his only contribution to the film, as executive music producer he made sure songs by Jennifer Lopez, The City Girls, and Rick Ross gave the film the hot and confident Miami feel.  

Martin Lawrence had a reduced action role in the film, but this had no effect on his comedy. The last hour is filled with well delivered slick jokes as he tries to make the Bad Boys become Good Men.

With 8 years between Bad Boys and Bad Boys II and more than double that before the release of the third instalment, Bad Boys for Life, makes it seem like sequels aren’t always that bad. With time, patience and a few key players, there’s nothing keeping these Bad Boys from going on for Life.



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