They killed off John Connor and we got a new villain rising up that wasn't Skynet, giving us a film that felt so far gone from the ethos of the property.ĭark Fate just felt forced and once more, a little too convoluted as it tried to ram a new messiah down our throats. RELATED: What Bad Boys For Life Does Right (That Shaft Didn't)Ĭonversely, Terminator: Dark Fate had the key ingredients as Arnold Schwarzenegger returned as the titular robot with Linda Hamilton coming back as Sarah Connor for the first time since 1991's T2: Judgement Day, but the film's plot discarded the core of what made their stories tick. To top that off, Bad Boys For Life still phases new characters in organically, providing a template to learn from. No one's saying its vital to keep using the same faces every time but you need consistency and strength, which is what this dynamic duo provides. They all have key roles to play and ably support Smith's personal mission as Mike this time around against a personal enemy. She has it in for Mike, as does her equally malign son Armando (Jacob Scipio).You need big guns for something like that, especially '90s franchises, and Bad Boys plays to this strength by bringing back its core cast, especially Joe Pantoliano as Captain Conrad Howard and Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett (the wife of Lawrence's Marcus Burnett). This includes Kate del Castillo as Isabel Aretas, the vengeful, intensely homicidal and possibly supernatural wife of an expired Mexican mob boss. They also nudge the franchise into modern times by giving women more serious roles. They further nod to the past with a good-natured send-up of the “Bad Boys” title-tune refrain: “Bad Boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” This new one is helmed by eager Bay admirers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who give their idol a cameo as an obnoxious wedding emcee. The first two “Bad Boy” movies were directed by Michael Bay, the blows-up-good king of popcorn action pics, and they haven’t aged well with their juvenile jokes and appetite for destruction. Whenever these two guys aren’t on the screen together - profanely bickering, wrecking cars and filling baddies with lead - the film drags like it’s wearing cement overshoes. Sure, this long-gestating third chapter of the buddy-cop pairing of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence runs just a few minutes past the two hours of the 1995 original “Bad Boys.” It’s also a good 20 minutes shorter than the 2003 followup “Bad Boys 2.”īut it just feels so much longer, even if the bond is stronger than ever between Smith and Lawrence, as mismatched and mayhem-causing Miami police detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett. There’s also a negative side, as Hunter S. “Bad Boys for Life” is a cynical cash grab built on franchise greed, ridiculous car chases, inane banter and an insane body count. Opens Friday at theatres everywhere (with Thursday previews). Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Written by Chris Bremner, Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan. Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Kate del Castillo, Vanessa Hudgens, Jacob Scipio, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Nunez, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano.
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