Bad Boys for Life
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Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
What critics thought
Critics landed in a wide range on this one — the audience loved it far more than the press did, and even among critics the gap between a warm reception and a lukewarm one is real. The directors bring visible energy to the franchise, and Smith and Lawrence's chemistry holds, but whether the film transcends its formula or merely repeats it more competently is where opinions split.
“the third time really is the charm”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“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.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“Bad Boys for Life doesn't aim to raise the bar on its genre or rewrite the blockbuster rulebook, but it's a blast watching Lawrence and Smith revisit these characters and find a sensible place for them in the current Hollywood landscape.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
Genres
Thriller, Action, Crime
Cast & Crew
Bilall FallahDirector
Adil El ArbiDirector
Will SmithMike
Martin LawrenceMarcus
Vanessa HudgensKelly
Alexander LudwigDorn
Charles MeltonRafe
Paola NuñezRita
Kate del CastilloIsabel Aretas
Nicky JamZway-Lo
Joe PantolianoCaptain Howard
Jacob ScipioArmando Aretas
Theresa RandleTheresa
DJ KhaledManny
Lorne BalfeComposer
Joe CarnahanWriter
Chris BremnerWriter
Peter CraigWriter
Robrecht HeyvaertCinematographyBad Boys for Life
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
What critics thought
Critics landed in a wide range on this one — the audience loved it far more than the press did, and even among critics the gap between a warm reception and a lukewarm one is real. The directors bring visible energy to the franchise, and Smith and Lawrence's chemistry holds, but whether the film transcends its formula or merely repeats it more competently is where opinions split.
“the third time really is the charm”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“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.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“Bad Boys for Life doesn't aim to raise the bar on its genre or rewrite the blockbuster rulebook, but it's a blast watching Lawrence and Smith revisit these characters and find a sensible place for them in the current Hollywood landscape.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
Genres
Thriller, Action, Crime
Cast & Crew
Bilall FallahDirectorAdil El ArbiDirectorWill SmithMikeMartin LawrenceMarcusVanessa HudgensKellyAlexander LudwigDornCharles MeltonRafePaola NuñezRitaKate del CastilloIsabel AretasNicky JamZway-LoJoe PantolianoCaptain HowardJacob ScipioArmando AretasTheresa RandleTheresaDJ KhaledMannyLorne BalfeComposerJoe CarnahanWriterChris BremnerWriterPeter CraigWriterRobrecht HeyvaertCinematographyStream
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