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Bad Boys (1995)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:16

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When... Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When $100 million dollars worth of seized heroin is stolen from their police station, the mismatched duo are forced to switch identities to placate the only witness (Tea Leoni) who can lead them to the drug lord responsible and save their jobs before the FBI closes them down. This explosion-heavy, chase-filled, gun-smoking action comedy is directed by Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR) and features comedic odd-couple-style bantering between the aptly paired Smith and Lawrence. [More]

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tcheky Karyo

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tcheky Karyo, Joe Pantoliano, Lisa Boyle

Director: Michael Bay

Director: Michael Bay

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12/14/02
Laura Clifford
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10/08/02
James Kendrick
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Q Network Film Desk

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09/30/02
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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An action-comedy extravaganza. It gets no better than this.

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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09/03/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Ultra-stylish buddy-cop comedy benefits from a few strong chuckles and lots of high-end mayhem.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

It's all special-effects noise and nonsense.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Given how much good Bad Boys is going to do for Martin Lawrence's feature career, it's a pity the film couldn't do any more for itself.

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02/13/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Call me crazy, I'm recommending Bad Boys, especially for fans of heavy metal monster movies.

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01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Bad Boys is certainly pretty, and it's only boring if you think too hard.

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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

The entire film is filled with headache-inducing closeups, chaotic camera moves and quick edits.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Competent yet asinine.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Even by the low-low standards of cheap action flicks, this one's bad, boys.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Nice to look at, the film's glum Miami Vice plot is subverted by the jiggy flavour of a film that’s nothing more than an excuse for Martin Lawrence and Will Smith to play cops and robbers for two hours.

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01/01/00
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Apollo Guide

A pretty amusing shoot'em-up.

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01/01/00
Gary Kamiya
Gary Kamiya
San Francisco Examiner

Bad Boys takes the often-traveled road, and leads the audience to a dead end.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Surprisingly enjoyable action comedy.

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Plays less like the gritty action-comedy picture it aspires to be and more like a disingenuous 126 minutes of slick Hollywood inanities, a cobbled-together series of flashy explosions and none-too-witty banter.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

A good half-hour's worth of nonsense in the middle keeps Bad Boys from being little better than a break- even proposition.

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01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Bad Boys is relentless formulaic fodder for the explosion-starved; it's loud, shallow, sexist and a complete waste of time.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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