Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review

 

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is an buddy cop action-comedy film, the sequel to Bad Boys for Life as well as the fourth movie in the series. It was produced by Columbia Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Westbrook Studios, and 2.0 Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Bad Boys: Ride or Die is written by Chris Bremmer and Will Beall and directed by Adil & Bilall.

The story is, Detectives Mike Lowery and Martin Burnett feel like there living the best life. That soon changes when their late Captain is posthumously accused of working with the Romanian mafia. To make matters worse, the two are set up and branded fugitives. Now, they must work outside the law to clear their former Captain's name and solve the case.

Initial Reaction

Having being surprised with the third movie, I was wondering what the fourth was gonna be like. And that's pretty much it, no deeper thought or anything else.

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

One mix feeling I had with the movie was Adil & Bilall's directing. Now I by no means think they're bad or anything, quite the opposite really. They are a very talented duo, but sometimes I just can't get behind some of there choices. Like there'll be close up here during a shootout scene or something odd like when Martin was talking about being late, but instead of him simply looking at his watch, we got the POV from the watch's perspective. It's not a bad idea, it just looked odd. Then we have the story. Now connecting the pieces to how Captain Howard is involved with the mafia was pretty good, but where the story losses steam is when we go on some side missions here and there.

Pros

One pro was the humor. I liked a lot of the jokes here and there, and while some were misses for the most part it worked. Oh and if any of you are worried, calm down, there's no joke about Will Smith slapping people. Then there's the action. While I'll still love what Michael Bay did for the first two Bad Boys movies, I have grown to like what Adil & Bilall are doing. It's violent just as much as it is fun. The last thing I'll touch upon is Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's chemistry. Once again they're fantastic together. But what I liked is this time around is the roles are switching from time to time. Will is still playing the badass, but times when he has to be the worried, while Martin is still worried, this time he can actually be the more chilled one. Yet even with a slight role reversal the chemistry is still strong.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die might have its issues, but it's still a fun time. So if you want some turn off your brain entertainment, try giving this a watch.

My final rating is, Good.

Alright that's all. Come back on Monday, Jun 10th, for the Road to Superman (2025), it starts with the 1978 classic starring Christopher Reeve also simply titled Superman. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.