Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Starring Will Smith & Martin Lawrence January. A third movie years after its predecessors. Washed up former box-office darlings. Virtually unknown directors. In theory, the combination of these elements would pre-emptively put a film in its grave. With the latest instalment in the Bad Boys franchise however, Sony has beaten the odds with a sure-fire crowd pleaser even if it suffers from mediocrity along the way. The film sees the return of the titular Bad Boys; still detectives on the Miami streets despite surpassing 50. After the birth of his grandchild, Marcus ( Martin Lawrence ) feels it is time to retire and stop his violent ways. This causes strife with his partner Mike ( Will Smith ) who wants to live by the ‘ride together, die together’ ethos for life. But when a new assassin comes on the scene, the two must put aside their differences and come together to stop crime in Florida once again. Straight away, the most ...
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