Bad Boys for Life

critic Reviews

, 76% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Loaded up with action and a double helping of leading-man charisma, Bad Boys for Life reinvigorates this long-dormant franchise by playing squarely to its strengths.
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    It is what it is, I just wish it wasn't.
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    Clarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
    The Bad Boys may not have quite reformed, but they've grown softer.
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    Alonso DuraldeBreakfast All Day
    I was kind of bored when things weren't blowing up but when things are blowing up our cars are chasing I was digging it.
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    Charlotte O'SullivanLondon Evening Standard
    The plot is daft - Mexicans are out for Mike's blood - but it's knowingly daft and even minor characters manage to shine. Not bad. Not bad at all.
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    Adam GrahamDetroit News
    "Bad Boys for Life" is a mostly expendable entry into the "Bad Boys" franchise, the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence buddy cop series...
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    Roxana HadadiPajiba
    Martin Lawrence is the heart and soul of Bad Boys For Life, and the character's broadened sensitivity and emotional bandwidth add real maturity to this latest franchise entry.
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    Manuel São BentoMSB Reviews
    The last shot feels like a call to Hollywood to make more sequels, which sort of ruins the whole "Bad Boys one last time" tagline…
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    Emiliano BasileEscribiendoCine
    ... Maintains a pace that makes it fly by and offers recurring moments of humor. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    “Bad Boys for Life” teases itself as the final chapter, the end of the trilogy, “one last time“. Don’t believe it, especially in today’s franchised obsessed movie culture.
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    Eddie Harrisonfilm-authority.com
    ...a fairly mixed bag that at least delivers bang for your buck even if it doesn't deliver much sense...
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