Bad Boys II

Name: Bad Boys II
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: July 18, 2003
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Gabrielle Union, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith

2003

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Movie Details & Credits

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2003 | R

Starring: Gabrielle Union, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith

Summary: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back -- and oh so bad -- on the streets of Miami in Bad Boys II, reuniting them with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay. (Sony Pictures)

Director: Michael Bay

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 147 min

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Wesley Morris

Bay's movie is also a confident mega-production that feels it doesn't need to lean on its visual frills if it has Smith and Lawrence -- it's a natural-born buddy flick. Read full review

Sheri Linden

However masterful, the first-rate stunt work, effects, action cinematography and cutting (by no less than three editors) lose impact through sheer repetition. Read full review

Steven Rea

Beyond turbocharged. It whooshes along at warp speed. And still, despite some awesomely choreographed stunts and the two stars' pedal-to-the-metal appeal, the movie seems endless. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Just like "Bad Boys," only louder, longer and the stars get paid more. Read full review

Jami Bernard

If you think you're tough enough, go ahead and sit through the endurance test that is Bad Boys 2, a brutal, 2 1/2-hour display of production overkill. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Bad Boys II is the rare case in which escapism involves leaving the theater. Read full review

J.R. Jones

This putrid action flick crawls along for two and a half hours before expiring in a septic field of bad one-liners, halfhearted catchphrases, obliterated cars, vicious slow-motion bullet penetration, graphic corpse mutilations played for laughs, and shamefully hollow bonding scenes between its two dyspeptic megastars. Read full review

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oswaldferrera

Jan 1, 2013

one of the funniest, most energetic buddy-action films out there, bad boys ii is certainly cliched but, dayum is it satisfying to watch, the action scenes are like controlled chaos, the cast does a solid job, and the plot is actually comprehensible... unlike most action films today... if youone of the funniest, most energetic buddy-action films out there, bad boys ii is certainly cliched but, dayum is it satisfying to watch, the action scenes are like controlled chaos, the cast does a solid job, and the plot is actually comprehensible... unlike most action films today... if you still nurture that part of you that likes to see ass-kickings, shootouts, explosions, crashes, hot women, etc. then you will have a hard time finding anything much better than this.… Expand

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billylenz

Jan 1, 2013

epic

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scottissoright

Jan 3, 2013

epic

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ThisIsSparta666

Nov 27, 2016

However masterful, the first-rate stunt work, effects, action cinematography and cutting (by no less than three editors) lose impact through sheer repetition.

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Diptanshu

Apr 21, 2020

Good movie!1st half was slow and boring after that we are in for treat amazing acting and music and comedy!story was okay the setup at start was stretched by that whole movie seems stretched as run time is more!I laughed to death with some great legendary scenes like tv shop the pool and theGood movie!1st half was slow and boring after that we are in for treat amazing acting and music and comedy!story was okay the setup at start was stretched by that whole movie seems stretched as run time is more!I laughed to death with some great legendary scenes like tv shop the pool and the dead body center,the bullet in the ass and the warrant scene at officers house these scenes were really amazing!the chemistry between both is amazing although they have some concerns with there bromance as they both hide something with each other.ending was amazing lot of action and explosions yaa michael bays signature move!felt like playing vice city having hatains and cubans fights!overall entertaining not as great as 1st one but i enjoyed it!… Expand

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WriteFilmLive21

Dec 6, 2012

It's easy to tell when you're watching a Michael Bay movie, particularly from post-90s Bay. He is a straight-up action junkie, and "Bad Boys II" is perhaps as much of an action flick as you could get, flying from one scene to the next in a visually pompous, grandiose and sometimesIt's easy to tell when you're watching a Michael Bay movie, particularly from post-90s Bay. He is a straight-up action junkie, and "Bad Boys II" is perhaps as much of an action flick as you could get, flying from one scene to the next in a visually pompous, grandiose and sometimes distracting style. Bay's lack of proof at delivering good acting is saved to a certain extent here by the always-enjoyable Will Smith and sometimes-enjoyable Martin Lawrence, and the plot is - as usual - written to serve action and visual interest rather than characters and compelling suspense. Also signature of Bay here is a well-rounded melting pot of pubescence and common denominators - the screen is bursting at the seams virtually every minute with frenetic car chases and gunfights, bloody shootings, pissed off characters in love with profanity and the camera's adolescent adoration for sexual imagery and innuendo. Hell, in this round Bay treats himself to a substantial amount of somewhat disturbing mortuary humor and cadaver carnage, even resorting to throwing fat dead bodies off the back of a truck and watching them subsequently squashed and mutilated by traffic.

Still, despite all the over-the-line black comedy and lack of any substantive character development or plotwriting, the action scenes are mostly a lot of fun, and it's still nice to see car chases and massive destruction that isn't just CGI. True, you do have some computer cars swerving and tumbling down highways in a mayhem that likely defies many laws of physics, but you also have a Hummer careening madly down a hill of shacks and houses, followed by trails of explosions and enemy gunfire. Even when led by Will Smith, this can never make for great filmmaking, but this is Michael Bay at his adolescent best, and in this movie he can be largely forgiven for his momentary transgressions due to the overall popcorn factor of the flick. Just be warned - if you don't have the stomach for brutal bloody violence, hundreds of F-words, or hiding under sheets with dead big-breasted cadavers, "Bad Boys II" will not be your cup of tea. If you don't mind a barrage of mindless teenage eye candy, then perhaps you'll find this a treat. For me, I give it a rating straight down the middle. Fun action, some funny moments, and nice special effects, but stuffed with meatless filler of a plot. Okay, but not that great.… Expand

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Jack

Aug 26, 2005

Awful, gory, gratuitous, disgusting, and not even funny -- shameful in all.

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