Bad Boys
Directed by Michael BayMarcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
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- CallumDecember 28, 2025⭐⭐⭐½ – Bad Boys – Bayhem, bravado, and chemistry doing the heavy lifting. I’ll admit I only watched this in the first place because an ex wanted to put it on. Since then, I’ve found myself revisiting it every couple of years. Turns out… she was right. It is great. Just don’t tell her I said that. This is Michael Bay in full throttle mode — balls to the wall, glossy, loud, and never particularly subtle. It could absolutely use a bit more finesse, and if you go looking for restraint you’re in the wrong place entirely. But what it lacks in subtlety, it makes up for in momentum. The real secret weapon here is the chemistry. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence bounce off each other effortlessly, carrying scenes that on paper probably shouldn’t work nearly as well as they do. Their banter feels loose, confident, and lived-in, and it papers over a lot of the film’s rougher edges. And yes — Téa Leoni is absolutely to die for. Charisma, presence, and just enough grounding to stop the whole thing floating off into pure excess. Is it refined? No. Is it clever? Not especially. But it’s fun, rewatchable, and knows exactly what kind of movie it wants to be. Sometimes that’s more than enough. 🍺 A cold lager straight from the fridge — loud, refreshing, and best enjoyed without overthinking it.
- tellumAugust 19, 2025Hard to have more tropey action than this.
- mickerdooJune 26, 2025Balls to the wall as Bay is. Could have a little more finesse but the chemistry of Smith and Lawrence pulls it up. Plus Leoni is to die for.
- HumptyFebruary 20, 2025What you gonna do before they come for you?
Bad Boys Trivia
Bad Boys was released on April 7, 1995.
Bad Boys was directed by Michael Bay.
Bad Boys has a runtime of 1 hr 59 min.
Bad Boys was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson.
The key characters in Bad Boys are Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence), Julie Mott (Téa Leoni).
Bad Boys is rated R.
Bad Boys is an Action, Comedy, Thriller film.
Bad Boys has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.