Speaking to Ebony, the actor discussed his relationship with Smith and the chances of the film in the aftermath of the slapping incident, to that he responded “We got one more at least.” If Lawrence is right and Bad Boys 4 does happen, he will be reprising the more family-oriented detective Burnett with Smith returning as the daring Lowrey. However, the future of the film was called into question in the weeks and months following the Smith- Chris Rock incident at the Oscars however, Lawrence is sounding positive about the future. After two previous outings as Miami Police detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, Lawrence and co-star Will Smith teamed up in 2020 for the third installment of the action-comedy franchise.įollowing the success of Bad Boys For Life, Sony Pictures began planning for another sequel, Bad Boys 4. Two stars out of four.In the wake of the controversies surrounding his co-star in the Bad Boys franchise, Martin Lawrence has sounded out a positive note regarding the future of the franchise’s next installment, Bad Boys 4. “Bad Boys for Life,” a Columbia Pictures release, is rated R for strong, bloody violence, language throughout, sexual references and brief drug use.

Still, as long as Smith and Lawrence are willing to pair up again, “whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” It is a franchise that has lost its way.Ī potential sequel is hinted at during the end credits but it’s hard to believe a fourth episode could save the “Bad Boy” legacy. Bad Boys For Life 2 h X-Ray HDR R The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life. BadBoysForLife watch the new trailer now. Smith and Lawrence are far from home, on foot and facing a military-style ambush. BAD BOYS FOR LIFE - Official Trailer 2 (HD) 6,300,192 views One last time. A third Bad Boys film was contemplated following the release of the second film in 2003, with Michael Bay stating he would be interested in returning to direct, but budgetary constraints led to stalled efforts. The convoluted plot keeps finding false endings that just lead to bigger outlandish stunts - many, many helicopters and motorcycles - until it ends in a rundown palace in Mexico City with a fiery conclusion that goes to cartoonish, very Bay-ish lengths. In Bad Boys for Life, Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett investigate a string of murders tied to Lowrey's troubled past. Hell is a topic discussed - “darkness that swallows you whole.” We are a long way from the time Burnett was shot in the keister by his partner. A crisis forces Burnett to make a vow to God. (Yes, there are colonoscopy jokes in this film.) Lowrey is having second thoughts about one flame who got away: Paola Nunez, who plays a fellow cop. “Bad Boys” only works when the bickering cops are center stage.Īge has taken its toll: Burnett is a grandfather now who needs glasses and is eyeing retirement, while Lowrey is unsettled, still a playboy but a wistful one who colors his goatee black with hair dye. So often in the new film they are separate, dealing with their own stuff. There are sly references to the previous films - a private conversation between the detectives is accidentally broadcast as in the second film and rats make an encore performance in the new one - but the filmmakers have forgotten that what makes this franchise work: The interaction of Smith and Lawrence in stressed environments. Joe Pantoliano returns as the Pepto-swigging detectives’ boss and DJ Khaled has a small role as well as putting together the lively soundtrack.

Other guards take Isabel outside, only for her son Armando (Jacob Scipio) to help her kill off all the other guards. Isabel grabs a knife off the guard and stabs her, with the other inmates jumping in and stabbing her to death.

An understated Vanessa Hudgens plays a cool cop and Kate Del Castillo is on the opposite side in more than one sense, playing an absolutely unhinged cartel boss wife who uses witchcraft. In a Mexican prison, inmate Isabel Aretas (Kate Del Castillo) is muttering an incantation that draws a guard's attention. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have taken over from Michael Bay in the director’s chair but the look of the film essentially mimics its predecessors, with saturated colors, quick cuts, muscular stunts and lots of pretty women. a crew of mentally warped teenagers that use explicit methods to get drunk and piss in the street.

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