![]() ![]() Michael Bay isn't in the director’s chair for the third film, but without saying too much, let’s just say he hasn’t left the franchise behind. However, when a tragedy strikes both Mike and Marcus on a personal level, they get together back for one last ride, which ventures from a nightclub raid in South Beach to a fiery climax in Mexico City. While Marcus rides his recliner, Mike hooks up with a new high-tech squad of young cops to find his assailant. Mike is on the kill list, and after surviving being gunned down by this criminal upstart, he wants to get his own revenge, though Marcus balks when Mike begs for his help. A vicious new figure named Armando Armas (Jacob Scipio), under the influence of his ruthless mother Isabel (Kate del Castillo), is assassinating the people who took down his late drug lord father. Ranked: The best (and worst) Will Smith moviesġ2 movies we can't wait to see in 2020: From Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun 2' to Harley QuinnĪfter becoming a new grandpa, Marcus finally wants to give retirement a shot, though Mike remains enthusiastic about police work. The threequel not only makes up for 2003’s woeful “Bad Boys 2” but also interestingly showcases Smith and Lawrence’s longtime Miami cops as vulnerable heroes who haven’t lost their knack for wanton destruction or offing bad guys yet have to deal in a real way with the consequences of their careers. (Seriously, if you miss the days of slow-motion explosions and hero shots set to a bombastic score, grab your Oakleys and buckle up.) Smith hasn’t lost any of his macho cool as fast-driving, shoot-first-and-read-Miranda-rights-later lawman Mike Lowrey and Lawrence is still hilarious as his slightly more responsible partner Marcus Burnett in “Bad Boys for Life” (★★★ out of four rated R in theaters nationwide Friday), a retro affair tailor-made for those who adored the action movies of the 1990s. It’s been 25 years since Will Smith and Martin Lawrence first brandished quick-witted banter together and an excellent yin-yang dynamic in the original “Bad Boys.” Sure, there are more jokes about Viagra, glasses and knee injuries in the action-packed third installment, though the years have only improved their buddy-comedy mojo. ![]() View Gallery: Will Smith: The Hollywood icon's best photos through the years ![]()
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