Bad Boys for Life

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A series of seemingly random assassinations forces Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett (played again by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence respectively) into action. So, I was looking forward to this movie because I enjoy the first two movies. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence still have great chemistry, and I like the way both of them are utilized, especially Martin Lawrence. Because he’s not exactly in great shape, they actually figure out a way to work with that. Both of them actually feel natural. Mike is still kind of stuck in the past, so much so that there’s a line about him dying his goatee. Marcus is at a point where he wants to retire. The trailer showed that there was going to be this younger team involved. I feel like they are used to just the amount they need to be. They are used just enough to keep them somewhat interesting, but they’re never overused to the point they threaten to overshadow the main duo. Without going into spoilers, this movie has the most personal stakes of the series. One thing that made glad was that this movie wasn’t as predictable as it could have been. There were things that happened in this movie I genuinely wasn’t expecting. The action is a ton of fun. This is the first movie in the series not to be directed by Michael Bay, but it still feels like it belongs in the Bad Boys franchise. Overall, there’s really only one way for me to sum this up. Bad Boys for Life is just plain fun.  

9 / 10