Bad Boys For Life flirted with Fast & Furious territory but Bad Boys: Ride or Die fully commits to it. It's full of deep cut references, drastic revisions to the franchise history and even completely redeems the previous films villain. It all works because the film also doubles down on what made its predecessor a huge surprise whilst avoiding a bloated run time.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remain flawless together. Their opening scene makes it feel like it's been mere moments since last time as opposed to the 4 years it has been and none of the off screen events seep into this. Swapping their dynamics was a great idea cause Lawrence being the daredevil and Smith being more fearful ensures it stays fresh.
Paola Nuñez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Alexander Ludwig all return and prove why they deserve to stay plus Joe Pantoliano doesn't let his character's death stop him from bringing some welcome heart and humour. The villains are kinda naff though, especially with a surprise bad guy so obvious they shouldn't even have attempted to keep it a secret.
Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah have only gotten more confident with their direction. The inventive staging from last time has gotten more ambitious with drone shots that would make Michael Bay proud and a first person shooter style shootout which single-handedly gets it another point. Their direction here is further proof that cancelling Batgirl was a huge mistake.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remain flawless together. Their opening scene makes it feel like it's been mere moments since last time as opposed to the 4 years it has been and none of the off screen events seep into this. Swapping their dynamics was a great idea cause Lawrence being the daredevil and Smith being more fearful ensures it stays fresh.
Paola Nuñez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Alexander Ludwig all return and prove why they deserve to stay plus Joe Pantoliano doesn't let his character's death stop him from bringing some welcome heart and humour. The villains are kinda naff though, especially with a surprise bad guy so obvious they shouldn't even have attempted to keep it a secret.
Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah have only gotten more confident with their direction. The inventive staging from last time has gotten more ambitious with drone shots that would make Michael Bay proud and a first person shooter style shootout which single-handedly gets it another point. Their direction here is further proof that cancelling Batgirl was a huge mistake.
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