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Bad Boys II (2003)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:6

Rotten:30

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content

Runtime: 2 hrs 27 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $138,396,624

Synopsis: The boys are back and badder than ever. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay for another exhilarating and high-intensity action... The boys are back and badder than ever. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay for another exhilarating and high-intensity action adventure in Bad Boys II. The danger quotient is heightened and so are the laughs in this new installment as Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) become part of a high-tech task force assigned to stem the flood of designer ecstasy into Miami. They unwittingly uncover a deadly conspiracy involving a ruthless drug lord, played by Jordi Mollà, who is determined to expand his empire and take control of the city's burgeoning narcotics trade, killing anyone who stands in his way. To make matters worse, Marcus' beautiful sister Syd (Gabrielle Union), an undercover DEA agent, gets caught in the crossfire, forcing our heroes to the edge of the law. The assignment takes on further complications when romantic sparks start to fly between Mike and Syd, driving her overly protective brother completely around the bend. But Marcus and Mike must overcome their differences to bring down Tapia. And when Syd's cover is jeopardized, it's up to the Bad Boys to rescue her. Columbia Pictures Presents A Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Production A Michael Bay Film Bad Boys II starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The film co-stars Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle and Joe Pantoliano. Bad Boys II is directed by Michael Bay. The screenplay is by Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl. The story is by Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley and Ron Shelton. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman and Barry Waldman. The director of photography is Amir Mokri. The production designer is Dominic Watkins. The film is edited by Mark Goldblatt, A.C.E., Thomas A. Muldoon and Roger Barton. The special visual effects are by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. The costume designers are Deborah L. Scott and Carol Ramsey. The music is by Trevor Rabin. The music supervision is by Kathy Nelson and Bob Badami. [More]

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Molla, Gabrielle Union

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Molla, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Peter Badalamenti

Director: Michael Bay

Director: Michael Bay
Story: Marianne Wibberley, Ron Shelton, Cormac Wibberley
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton, Jerry Stahl
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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Bad Boys 2 plays like a flashy highlight reel from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/22/03
Jon Caramanica
Jon Caramanica
Village Voice
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... a nasty, mean-spirited movie.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment 1 Comment
07/21/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Necrophilia, explosions, destroyed motor vehicles, gratuitous T&A and Martin Lawrence and Will Smith doing their lame Abbott-and -Costello act. What's not to hate?

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
07/19/03
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
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Just like Bad Boys, only louder, longer and the stars get paid more.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/18/03
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Might be considered three action sequences and four comedy routines in search of a story.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/18/03
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Hulk plays like Three Sisters in comparison; T-3 is a talky thinkfest and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle a model of restraint.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
07/18/03
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Very funny at times, maudlin at others and excruciatingly violent throughout, Bad Boys II -- director Michael Bay's latest festival of exploding cars and shaking cameras -- is, at 147 long minutes, just too much of a mediocre thing.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
07/18/03
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Despite some awesomely choreographed stunts and the two stars' pedal-to -the-metal appeal, the movie seems endless.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
07/18/03
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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The perverse feat of Bad Boys II is that it's formulaic enough to serve as a format-compatible sequel to half the cop buddy capers ever made.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
07/18/03
Bob Campbell
Bob Campbell
Newark Star-Ledger
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A brutal, 2 1/2-hour display of production overkill.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
07/18/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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A mind-boggling, nerve-numbing, adrenaline-pumping combination of shock-and-awe brilliance and idiocy.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/18/03
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
Los Angeles Times
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Everybody involved in this project needs to do some community service.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
07/18/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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BBII ripples and rumbles with remarkable stunts.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/18/03
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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In some eyes, this is a movie; in others, it's a weapon of mass destruction.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/18/03
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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It is the loudest, crassest, fastest, most destructive, biggest and dumbest.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
07/18/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Just when you thought summer movies couldn't get any louder, more violent, more intentionally brainless -- and, worst of all, any longer -- here comes Bad Boys II, its chest all pumped up with the pure pointlessness of it all.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
07/18/03
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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There seem to have been more bullets fired in Bad Boys II than in several small wars.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
07/18/03
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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This summer's most dynamic action movie.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
07/18/03
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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The movie is 2 1/2 hours of hard-working intensity.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment 1 Comment
07/18/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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