Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth film in the Bad Boy film series. This fourth part is again directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also directed the third Bad Boys films together.
When their former captain becomes involved in corrupt dealings, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are also seen as suspects. Now they have to prove the innocence of their old captain and themselves in their older age, poorer health and panic attacks themselves.
With this fourth Bad Boys they realistically respond to the aging aspects of the main characters. For example, at their older age they still have to solve police cases. Because they are now seen as suspects themselves, they receive little help from police allies, so they now have to solve the problem themselves.
The directing duo once again provides entertaining, creative action scenes. Many of these are entertainingly over the top, but some are a bit too exaggerated. This makes it almost look like scenes from superhero action films, which means that the realistic aspects of the film are somewhat lost.
The mysterious aspects are also quickly lost in the film. This way, as a viewer, you learn sooner than the main characters who is really behind all the criminal cases. This can make the story a bit long-winded, because the main characters are looking for answers that you as a viewer actually already know. The only thing more fun than guessing which of the other agents can or cannot be trusted, but unfortunately this is often a bit obvious.
What also makes the story a bit long-winded is that in addition to the main story, the main characters also commit many other side stories that are more separate from the main story. This sometimes makes it feel like you are watching moments from another film, or possible elements from sequels. If they had balanced everything a bit more, they could have had a shorter and clearer one.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence still have good chemistry together as police partners and friends, but just like their characters, they have also aged a bit. Together they each provide their own form of humor in the film. They only switched their personalities a bit with this fourth film. Will Smith often still makes appropriate jokes, but his character is now also more concerned about things. Martin Lawrence's character thinks he can handle more of everything in this film and thus dares to take more risks. This brings him into entertaining action moments, which he then deals with in a more comical way. There are also some well-known cameos in the film from prominent characters from previous Bad Boys films, or simply from famous people, who are mainly known from social media.
When their former captain becomes involved in corrupt dealings, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are also seen as suspects. Now they have to prove the innocence of their old captain and themselves in their older age, poorer health and panic attacks themselves.
With this fourth Bad Boys they realistically respond to the aging aspects of the main characters. For example, at their older age they still have to solve police cases. Because they are now seen as suspects themselves, they receive little help from police allies, so they now have to solve the problem themselves.
The directing duo once again provides entertaining, creative action scenes. Many of these are entertainingly over the top, but some are a bit too exaggerated. This makes it almost look like scenes from superhero action films, which means that the realistic aspects of the film are somewhat lost.
The mysterious aspects are also quickly lost in the film. This way, as a viewer, you learn sooner than the main characters who is really behind all the criminal cases. This can make the story a bit long-winded, because the main characters are looking for answers that you as a viewer actually already know. The only thing more fun than guessing which of the other agents can or cannot be trusted, but unfortunately this is often a bit obvious.
What also makes the story a bit long-winded is that in addition to the main story, the main characters also commit many other side stories that are more separate from the main story. This sometimes makes it feel like you are watching moments from another film, or possible elements from sequels. If they had balanced everything a bit more, they could have had a shorter and clearer one.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence still have good chemistry together as police partners and friends, but just like their characters, they have also aged a bit. Together they each provide their own form of humor in the film. They only switched their personalities a bit with this fourth film. Will Smith often still makes appropriate jokes, but his character is now also more concerned about things. Martin Lawrence's character thinks he can handle more of everything in this film and thus dares to take more risks. This brings him into entertaining action moments, which he then deals with in a more comical way. There are also some well-known cameos in the film from prominent characters from previous Bad Boys films, or simply from famous people, who are mainly known from social media.
