It's not terrible, but *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* doesn’t exactly stand out as anything special; it's a fairly standard crime action movie. Among its problems is an exaggerated gangster and rapper aesthetic that feels excessive and borders on being offensive. The humor doesn't help, because for the majority of the film, it isn’t genuinely amusing. However, the film delivers what's anticipated: slick and consisten…

The appeal of Bad Boys initially stemmed from its resemblance to Lethal Weapon transplanted to Miami, much like we enjoy Lethal Weapon because it mirrors countless other buddy cop films preceding it. It seemed destined to be a reliably enjoyable action film... However, the latest installment fell short of that expectation. The tone felt overly serious this time around. The performers appeared too mature to convinc…

I wasn't sure what to anticipate when I started watching the fourth movie in one of my favorite buddy cop series. Having experienced the initial film at 13, I’ve grown up with this franchise and had questions about whether it could keep changing. To my relief, I ended up liking it quite a bit. The experience of watching this film was genuinely enjoyable, even though Theresa Randle isn't in it, and her absence is n…

It’s impressive that for its fourth chapter, *'Bad Boys: Ride or Die'* manages to still be entertaining. I found myself enjoying the movie. While the third film is undeniably the best of the series, this one was still enjoyable enough; it’s likely my second favorite installment in the franchise. It isn't without issues, though—it leans more toward seriousness than comedy, and those more earnest moments don't alway…

I had put "Bad Boys for Life" (2020) out of my mind until some earlier scenes jogged my memory about how “Mike” (Will Smith) was being pursued by a son he never knew, “Armando” (Jacob Scipio), and that both he and his partner “Marcus” (Martin Lawrence) put themselves in danger to lock him up. Now, some time has passed; "Mike" recently got married, “Marcus” had a strange spiritual experience, and their friend "Capt. H…