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You know the drill. Sony arranged a board meeting:

• Time to milk some more old franchises. Ok, what do we got?
• Bad Boys?
• Got it. Ok, do we have a generic reboot script?
• We have this old one from Lethal Weapon 4? Grandchildren, retirement, you know.
• 4? Well, ok, whatever. Don't forget to do that reboot thingy, write in what is popular right now?
• Like what?
• Tech, drones, tHe InTeRnEt...why are you asking me?
• Done.
• Ah, yeah, write a couple of scenes to shill our phones and other merch, Windows tablets, you know.
• Done.

I mean, I don't have to tell you, you know what it is. Another Sony "masterpiece" with a generic script based on a revenge plot. The humor was cringe-worthy, the action wasn't even that good (and poorly shot), the whole film looks like a rap video. The story makes zero sense and the ending is incredibly stupid and anticlimactic.

Thanks for Michael Bay cameo though, and I guess the credit scene had Jerry Bruckheimer in it for some reason? Probably an inside joke.

I never thought I'd say this, but damn I miss 90ties Michael Bay. If you have to milk these franchises, at least give him the directing spot so I can enjoy his slow-mo, non-CGI explosions, women objectification and American flags.

Sometimes its better to be remembered for what once was. Bad Boys for Life being a case in question.

This film simply does not work. Its chief failing not the age of its key players but the fact they seem to be forever apologising, for the fact.There are men and women in their 50's in the force, so why all the lame jokes about grey hair, sagging physiques and more?

Plus the need to drag on board secondary characters, apparently to carry the action side of this flick cause the lead characters are "sooooo over the hill"? The result is a film that feels messy, that's only occasionally funny and has no central focus.

What a shame. 5/10.

Marcus doesn't really have a role in the film, he continuously goes on about god. The supporting cast have no personality. The brilliant relationship between Mike and Marcus (that made the first 2 films so unique) is non existent. Should have been left alone and just left it with the original 2 films!

A fitting end to the trilogy. It's funny and Entertaining

New directors actually made the film is completely different and made the longtime partner parted ways. Not as thrilling as the previous two films though.

Bad Boys for Life is definitely better than you would expect. Returning to screens 17 years after Bad Boys II, Smith and Lawrence are still a terrific pairing with great comedic chemistry. However, this threequel manages to pack in more heart and maturity than its predecessors. Bad Boys for Life brings all of the explosive fun the series is known for, but takes the franchise in new and exciting directions by choosing to be more reflective in nature.

25 years old, the first one out. this one got pretty box office still. most jokes are around Martin though

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence steal the show with other talented actors and some eye candy along the way with good budget action. I cant give away too much but this movie was great and lived up to the hype of Bad Boys 1 and 2 respectively.

I wish they made 20, there chemistry is awesome yet again, great great movie, Really impressed me. Vanessa Hudgens was very hot and extremely impressive in her role, shock the heck out of me, many jokes had me in teers, can't wait to watch it again

I never thought I would say this...but I wish Michael Bay had directed this. Maybe the earlier entries hold something dear to his heart and he wouldn't have allowed this to go off the rails.

The biggest casualty is the riffing between the Lawrence and Smith, which practically rips the soul right out of the franchise. The laughs from the first two movies came from the strong chemistry between the two leads and how they could argue in the middle of gun fights, car chases, etc. Here they just sound like an old married couple who have grown tired of each other.

The other casualty is the action scenes. The great Sam Peckinpah once said of the violence in his films that he wanted the audience to feel the impact of getting shot. Modern day use of CGI and such does the exact opposite. It feels more like you're watching somebody else play a video game. While some praise the visuals, I criticize its effect of pushing the viewer further away rather than drawing them in.

This could have been like Lethal Weapon IV and had some fun with its theme of the loose cannon dealing with aging. Instead its more like Beverly Hills Cop III and becomes a sad entry in an otherwise solid franchise.

This was surprisingly good and exciting. A few times in the movie they completely surprised me, there were things I didn't expect. Not predictable at all. Also thank you for using real women, with real bodies and not overly skinny women.

Will Smith and Lawrence make a sassy enough duo, even if they are just retreads of the 'Lethal Weapon' pairing. For the record , Smith's the bad-ass narcotics officer with an itchy finger, Lawrence his calm, level-headed partner. Together they crack open drugs ring while leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. Marcus's daughter Megan (Bianca Bethune) has given birth to a baby boy from Megan's fiance Reggie (Dennis Greene). Marcus and his wife Theresa (Therese Randle) are proud their new grandson. Mike and Marcus's fellow officers, including Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano), gather at a bar to celebrate Marcus becoming a grandfather. Meantime, in a Mexican prison, inmate Isabel Aretas (Kate Del Castillo) is muttering an incantation that draws a guard's attention. Isabel grabs a knife off the guard and stabs her, with the other inmates jumping in and stabbing her to death. Other guards take Isabel outside, only for her son Armando (Jacob Scipio) to help escape. This time Miami detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city. Then Rita (Paola Nunez), who has just been promoted to lieutenant and is also Mike's ex, informs them that she is also now heading AMMO (Advanced Miami Metro Operations), which employs a younger team of police officers: Kelly (Vanessa Hudgens), Dorn (Alexander Ludwig), and Rafe (Charles Melton) . Ride Together !. Die Together !. Whatcha gonna do?. If you can't stand the heat, get out of Miami !.

This routine cop comedy-thriller of Jerry Bruckheimer's brash ode to excess. This fast paced picture packs noisy supercharged action scenes ,thrills, loud pursuits, lot of violence and murders. The wacky police Smith, always on the edge, and his partner the gentle and good father Lawrence again give nice performances with special chemistry between the two actors. They go after and run afoul a nasty villain well played by Jacob Scipio and his stubborn mother, Kate del Castillo. Furthermore, a lot of familiar secondaries appearing, such as: Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Núñez, Theresa Randle, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano. The violence, blood explosion, car pursuits, and destruction are unmediated. This epic caper features at least one imaginatively choreographed car chase and, as you might expect from Bruckheimer, some impressive effects sequences. Even running time is excessive. Way over the top, the picture is morally off-killer, designed for laddish lunkheads with a thirst for the lowest common denominator. Sequel Bad Boys for Life (2020) follows same formula as the previous installments, though here the detectives are more mature and experienced. Again steady Marcus is a married man and Mike is a lone wolf. As long as as it's taking pot shots and at macho attitudes there's plenty of comic play in this set-up, happily exploited by the charismatic pairing of Smith and Lawrence. Unfortunately, the film is a couple of rewrites short of 'developed' and thriller configurations are stale. The motion picture was professionally directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, though with no originaly, because they copy the main situations of the known franchise.

'Bad Boys' trilogy is made up of: ¨Bad Boys¨ (1995) by Michael Bay with Smith, Lawrence, Téa Leoni, Joe Pantoliano, Marg Helgenberger, Nestor Serrano, Julio Oscar Mechoso , Lisa Boyle Michael Imperioli. ¨Bad Boys¨(2003) by Michael Bay with Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Shannon, Jon Seda, Yul Vazquez. And ¨Bad Boys for Life¨(2020) by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah.

A terrible movie. Script horrible! Numerous goofs! Did they get paid for this? Not even entertaining. No acting....just fooling around. Plot? Copied and predictable. I'm nauseated.

I suppose a change of Director and Martin Lawrence's facial filler injections did not help ... !

I'm not sure I can finish the quote on imdb. Swearing and all that. But that aside and not even close to comparing this to the Lethal Weapon franchise, the next entry into the Bad Boys series is here. Many have been waiting for this for a long time. Not sure why that was (many speculations about that), but let's just enjoy that it is here.

It also feels like both Martin and Will never left ... the roles. It feels like they are those guys. Maybe some parts of them do match to their personality, who knows? Having said that, the movie is quite predictable, but also quite fun overall. I cannot be mad at some of the flaws and the convinient timing of certain events. Nor the added relationships and backstories that might feel detached to a degree. If you can just watch it, without thinking too much, it'll be ok. But I reckon it is time to rewatch the first two movies again ... (4 Life though? Shouldn't they have waited to use that for a sure to come part 4? I mean come on!)

The person who watched this with me in theaters had not yet seen the first two but enjoyed this one nevertheless. I think most would concur with me in saying this one tries to be more serious than the first two, although there is still plenty of action-driven humor to make it feel familiar. I can only give it a 7/10 though since it's not on par with 1 and 2.

Don't expect anything different, the jokes are recycled from the first two movies, i like the onscreen duo of Smith and Lawrence and the first two movies so i enjoyed it but will forget it quickly.

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Caution 🚸 ✋ : This Is A " Profoundly Profane " Film . { Puh Lease❗❗} do not take Anything Or Anyone even vaguely ...Resembling... a { - Minor - } human being to this movie. It is Very Clearly geared towards Adults, and Adults .....{ Alone } . ___________________________________________________

OK then, having gotten that ( - Very ⭐ - ) crucial 'little' detail out of the way, let's get started. The plain truth of the matter is, that I set out to watch "Birds Of Prey" , got held up in some seriously unexpected, mad, traffic ; and ended up having to settle for "Bad Boys III", instead. As you've no doubt gathered by now, I'd not been much of a stickler for said franchise, prior to this . But, being the { - Die Hard - } " Fun Lovin' 😎 📽 Film-Junkie " that I've ( pretty much - Always ) been, I found myself quietly leaping at the opportunity to ' unravel ' the mystery behind this Film's "Pleasantly Surprising" 7.3 🌠 IMDb Audience-score { given that - ( seemingly ) - far better films have done 'stunningly' worse..... with the very same crowd ( - broadly speaking - ) } .

And here's what I found. It's no Oscar contender, that's for damn sure. However, it is { - Undeniably - } spearheaded by some 'Seriously Strong' Performances ( And Joe Pantoliano 🔥 , Kate Del Castillo & Jacob Scipio jump to mind - Immediately- when I say that ).... & some "Dangerously" Potent & - Capable - Eye Candy ( in the form of Paola Nuñez And Vanessa Hudgens' Miami Cops..... from a - Very Refreshingly - less 'Gung-Ho' special forces mini division known, rather ironically, as "A.m.m.o" ). Indeed, the film is borne of a Thoroughly { - Curious - } " Profane, Dramatic, Unpredictable, & - of course - Comedic 🥂 🤣 🤣 'Cocktail' " of : 1. Massive Action Scenes , 2. Truly " Fresh " Storytelling , 3. Pure Chaos ; & Yes... { - even - } 4. A Degree Of Spirituality, as well {❗} .

So Much So, that it indeed leaves you believing that Hollywood "Can Actually" ( - At Times, Atleast - ) be comfortable with being seen to be 'genuinely' attempting to do it's - ' Very Own ' - fair share of " Soul-Searching " - { Within The Context Of The Film Itself } - resulting in the ( " Credible " ) infusion of Powerful Messages of Friendship, Hope { - & Even - } " Redemption 😇 " . . . . . into some of its ( Major ) 'Mindless-Fun Type' Action-Blockbuster Offerings.

My Summation : " I Hadn't Laughed So Hard Since The Lighter Moments In 'JoJo Rabbit' . { - Nor - } Did I Necessarily Find Martin Lawrence 'Unbearable' . This Movie { - Does - } Then , All Said And Done , Get A Generous , Exuberant Full Score From Me 👊❗" .

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys for life is the third bad boy's movie. I would say that was a fun messy movie a symphony of violence and comedy. There was a lot of violence and I lounged a lot. There was a some stuff in the third act I'm not gonna say what happens with the third action sequence is where myself the most and then it went completely jumped the shark and I was like that was fun. The movie has lot of funny moments, there was a lot of part where I chuckled I didn't laugh all everything the movie laughs there's almond. Which is surprising because considering they have not been in Bad Boys since 2003 and Lawrence has not been too active for the past decade because of unfortunate family issue. This movie is better then other ones because it has a much more structured plot and better direction with were it wants to go. I do not want to give away too much detail with the plot. However, you are getting yourself into any action movie with gunfights, chases and explosions. However, that may not necessarily sound appealing. But it definitely feels better if you watch the first two movies to see what you're getting yourself into, but this could also be your first one and you'd still fit right in the movie. The director for Bad Boys 1 & 2 was Michael Bay. Who is known specifically for the extreme quick action movies. Now the new director duo, Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi brought back some of Michael Bay's craziness. Nevertheless, they also brought a new angle were the movie is not so one-dimensional anymore and they has some real life problems which Mike and Marcus have to overcome. This makes this movie so much more satisfying. Because it has been a 17 years wait. If you are going to watch this movie, I think the fact that you should not take this too seriously and only to watch just for enjoying it. Because thinking too much and maybe looking for plot holes will make your experience sour. The way the movie ended there might also have a fourth Bad Boys somewhere in the future. Both of the main characters are facing suffering with Marcus Brunette consider retiring from the police force after becoming a grandfather and decided to focus on his family but Mike Lowery quickly realizes he's not what he once was, and he might have to leave from the police force. They both feel vulnerable which definitely something that I wanted is in the past movies. Because nothing felt like a threat to them. Their relationship was in deep trouble because they were making their ways of impression that they have been doing throughout their whole lives. They all did exceptional work in their parts, but in the past movies having Will and Martin taking too much of the movie. Overall, if we're talking a good action movie with two great action stars with phenomenal chemistry. If you're a fun of this franchise oh boy I cannot wait for you all to see this goodness. I cannot wait to see what the response is and if you're not a fan this could win you over and It is my favorite movie of 2020.

This is one of those sequels which we did not need. A bunch of endless shooting, unnecessary chases, senseless action. This is all there is to this movie. The acting is boring, the writing is horrible and story is even worse. It is heartbreaking to see that this movie has a rating of 7. It is an insult to cinema. Save your time and money. STAY AWAY from bad boys FOR LIFE!!!

Full of action,comedy + thriller. Suspense is awesome. Lawrence comedy is amazing.

I've watched this a year ago. A pretty decent movie, definitely a "FfUuUnN" time for the whole family.

Michael Bay has stepped aside from the Director's chair but he makes a cameo appearance and his signature high octane style is all over this film.

Twenty five years after the original Bad Boys. You would expect Miami detectives Mike Lowery (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) to be retired or dead by now.

Here they are still going strong but Marcus is now a grandfather and he thinks about calling it a day.

Mike though is almost fatally shot. His past as a rookie cop comes back to haunt him. Isabel Aretas is a widow of a Mexican drug cartel head. She has been jailed for a number of years and has now escaped with the help of her son Armando.

Now they are hell bent on revenge on the people who put her and her late husband to jail as well as take back their power in the Mexican cartel. Armando has been trained to be a fledgeling gang leader and assassin.

Isabel is a witch using her powers to incite hate. She also has a past association with Mike.

Bad Boys for Life is a noisy cartoonish action film. It has over the top stunts, some humour and a laughable plot which really cannot be taken seriously.

Will Smith who is now 51 is in good shape. Martin Lawrence who is only three years older looks rather portly and out of shape. However the two leads still have a good chemistry.