Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment of the Bad Boys film series, it was released in cinemas on the 20th of August 2024 and it was produced after 27 long years of the first Bad Boys film which came out in 1995. The movie was directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah; the same director from the previous Bad Boys movie in 2020 known as Bad Boys for Life. Main roles remain the same been Will Smith playing Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence playing the role of his partner Marcus Burnett, both are back on the force and together again in Miami as the OG Bad Boys. The movie also has Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Eric Dane and Jacob Scipio who is playing the role of Mike’s son Armando. Bad Boys: Ride or Die attempts to bring back the successful aspects of the first films, action, comedy and the buddy cop relationship between Smith and Lawrence, but at the same time it attempts to introduce some new elements, mainly action sequences shots, to keep the franchise going in 2024, but how successful they were?.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4919268/
- Platform: Amazon
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Mike and Marcus are not portrayed as super cops, but just simple policemen, the film presents them as if they are almost immortal this concept probably comes form Marcus vision, thereby eradicating all chances of thrill out of the stunt because we already know they most likely not dying, are they going to keep making Bad Boys movies? come on. We never get the impression that they are in any actual danger, even when the bullets are flying and the cars blowing up around them, do they ever die?, lets be honest in an action movie what is violence and shooting if there are no consequences, no body count?, all main characters make it out?
Another problem is that some of the action scenes are shot and cut in a way that makes them barely comprehensible, which is a pity since Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah proved they are capable of much more in Bad Boys for Life. Its been mention online that for this installment of the franchise they also overuse the CGI and green screen especially for the larger stunts, they look fake and cartoonish.
So while Bad Boys: Ride or Die does have a couple of memorable action scenes that demonstrate the directors’ promise, but the action is uneven and there’s little of the raw energy or genuine feeling of danger if we already know only bad guys dying, yes its a Bad Boys movies cops always win movie but for part of the audience it makes it boring.
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For instance, as usual the major conflict is that Mike and Marcus have to prove their innocence after being accused of crimes they did not commit, and once again the show’s main theme of Mike as the reckless lone wolf is in contrast with Marcus, the family man. These are purely Bad Boys cliches and they are getting rather tired at this point especially for a fifth version.
In the end, Bad Boys: It is a movie that fans of the franchise are likely to enjoy because it continues in the same path as the previous movies but it is not likely to convince anyone who has not been a fan of the series to become one, I remember watching the 1995 movie when it came out. It is a movie that was trying to resuscitate the feel of the 90s and early 2000s but without any solid form formula for their target, it even looks like a film that does not aspire to be anything more than recyble old glories, and that's a sux, because with a better script and a more focused direction, this film could have been an entertaining closing chapter to the series but instead it merely becomes a dull addition to the franchise, I was mostly surprise when my wife ask me "Are they going to keep making Bad Boys movies"? after saying she was not impress, that confirm my theory it is not that great but only entertaining. If you're looking for a mindless action comedy to watch on a lazy weekend and it intrigue you what this film is all about the go watch it but do not expect to be amaze, there is nothing wrong with a movie to be entertaining and not been a hit, but considering this is the 4th movie of the franchise I was expecting a lot more.
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