Bad Boys II struggles with striking a balance between the rib-tickling humor and gut-wrenching gore, the hah and ick mixing like oil and vinegar.
Bad Boys II (2003)
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Reviews Counted:150
Fresh:35
Rotten:115
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter.
Runtime: 2 hrs 27 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $138,396,624
Synopsis: The boys are back and badder than ever. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay for another exhilarating and high-intensity action... The boys are back and badder than ever. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay for another exhilarating and high-intensity action adventure in Bad Boys II. The danger quotient is heightened and so are the laughs in this new installment as Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) become part of a high-tech task force assigned to stem the flood of designer ecstasy into Miami. They unwittingly uncover a deadly conspiracy involving a ruthless drug lord, played by Jordi Mollà, who is determined to expand his empire and take control of the city's burgeoning narcotics trade, killing anyone who stands in his way. To make matters worse, Marcus' beautiful sister Syd (Gabrielle Union), an undercover DEA agent, gets caught in the crossfire, forcing our heroes to the edge of the law. The assignment takes on further complications when romantic sparks start to fly between Mike and Syd, driving her overly protective brother completely around the bend. But Marcus and Mike must overcome their differences to bring down Tapia. And when Syd's cover is jeopardized, it's up to the Bad Boys to rescue her. Columbia Pictures Presents A Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Production A Michael Bay Film Bad Boys II starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The film co-stars Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle and Joe Pantoliano. Bad Boys II is directed by Michael Bay. The screenplay is by Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl. The story is by Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley and Ron Shelton. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman and Barry Waldman. The director of photography is Amir Mokri. The production designer is Dominic Watkins. The film is edited by Mark Goldblatt, A.C.E., Thomas A. Muldoon and Roger Barton. The special visual effects are by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. The costume designers are Deborah L. Scott and Carol Ramsey. The music is by Trevor Rabin. The music supervision is by Kathy Nelson and Bob Badami. [More]
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Molla, Gabrielle Union
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Molla, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Peter Badalamenti
Director: Michael Bay
Director: Michael Bay
Story: Marianne Wibberley, Ron Shelton, Cormac Wibberley
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton, Jerry Stahl
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Reviews for Bad Boys II
It’s not always tasteful and it’s nowhere near as fun as the original, but it’s a slick thrill ride that thankfully has a surprisingly raw, pounding edge.
It's big, loud, about half-an-hour to an hour overlong, and devoid of the things that make big, loud action flicks entertaining.
As the credits would suggest, this film needs more Don Simpson and less Michael Bay.
Bad Boys 2 plays like a flashy highlight reel from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Bad Boys II plays like one huge "f**k you" to [Bay's] critics by giving them all that they expect from him to the nth degree.
All the funny moments, violence and loud noises in the world can’t obscure the fact that this is a bloated, ludicrous, over-noisy empty-headed summer popcorn flick.
Bay throws everything that is wrong with this world into his film, and the result is often blissful debauchery. Quite terrible in spots, but Lawrence and Smith are very funny.
If there are movie theaters in Hell, Bad Boys II is certain to be a perpetual feature.
Like getting stuck on an amusement park ride when the operator goes on a very long lunch break and forgets about you.
Bad Boys II lumbers in and refuses to leave, erupting every few minutes with overblown action set pieces as if they were some kind of cinematic flatulence
Fans of Smith, Lawrence and Bay will no doubt find it an embarrassment of riches; others, just an embarrassment.
Pauline Kael once famously described 'Dirty Harry' as fascist. But it's brain-dead, escapist movies like this that propagandize, however cluelessly, for public acceptance of a lawless class of 'law enforcers'...
Bad Boys 2” is exactly what a summer sequel should be – bigger, better and badder than the original.
I saw this movie on a triple-dog dare. I wish I had opted to wait six months so I could stick my tongue to a flagpole in the freezing cold for an hour. A cinematic fist to the groin.
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