Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die - The scoop and digest

Adil & Billal return to direct fourth instalment.

Will Smith - Mike Lowery
Martin Lawrence - Marcus Burnett
Vanessa Hudgens - Kelly
Alexander Ludwig - Dorn
Paola Núñez - Rita
Eric Dane - James McGrath
Ioan Gruffudd - Adam Lockwood
Joe Pantoliano - Captain Howard
Dennis Greene - Reggie

Summary

As Mike marries his physical therapist Christine, Marcus suffers a heart attack and slips into a coma, where he has a vision of Captain Conrad telling him 'it is not his time'.

From this moment on, Marcus believes he cannot die.

Soon after, it's reported that Conrad was involved in drug cartels, which Mike and Marcus don't buy for a second.

While they attempt to clear his name, wisecracking cops become fugitives, with conspirators placing a huge bounty on their heads.

Baby souls

Although stunningly predictable, this delivers the goods.

The chemistry between Smith and Lawrence remains strong, with the latter being the comedic highlight.

Action is ridiculous, but pretty solid.

The star attraction inside abandoned amusement park (which temporarily goes FPS) is Duke, the legendary albino alligator.

And yeah, beastie enjoys a tasty meal.  

Unlucky Lockwood.

For the record, climatic setting is the same principle as the critically panned Beverly Hills Cop III.

I'm sure box office success will convince Hollywood to greenlight another, but shit will need to happen before leads get too old for this shit.

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