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I'm not here to tell you Bad Boys For Life is going to be on my top ten of 2020, but if it sounds like what you want to see, I reckon you'll go home happy with how you spent your money.
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Bad Boys for Life
17 years after Bad Boys II, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for this trilogy-maker. Marcus (Lawrence) is now a police inspector and Mike (Smith) is in a midlife crisis. They band together when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, vows revenge.
2020Rating: MA15+, Strong Violence and Coarse Language113 minsUSA
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- Director:
- Adil El ArbiBilall Fallah ('Black', 'Gangster')
- Writer:
- Chris BremnerPeter CraigJoe Carnahan
- Cast:
- Will SmithMartin LawrenceVanessa HudgensJoe PantolianoCharles MeltonAlexander LudwigDJ Khaled
Bad Boys for Life / Reviews
The Guardian
While Bad Boys for Life has a completely asinine story, generic action, predictable plot beats, moronic dialogue and truly reprehensible politics, I still had a good time.
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Variety
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence bring their A game, never letting us feel like they're going through the motions. The marks may be standard issue, but they hit them with with fury and flair.
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Hollywood Reporter
Decisively the best of the trio; it actually has a heart, or what passes for one in a gigantic, slam-bang industrial enterprise like this.
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Vulture
Overall, Bad Boys for Life is probably a wash, but it ends so well that I now find myself not entirely opposed to the idea of a fourth Bad Boys entry. Whatcha gonna do?
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Rolling Stone
Having wisely kicked original director Michael Bay to the curb, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence prove that they still have enough '90s action-movie chemistry to lift this cop buddy movie above the herd.
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The Washington Post
Adil and Bilall... bring a breath of fresh air and fun energy to a franchise that felt somewhat stale, even 25 years ago, when the first film was likened, not inaccurately, to a carbon copy of "Lethal Weapon."
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