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Rating: 6 stars

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Bad Boys II (2003)

Directed by Michael Bay

Action | Crime

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Overview

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn’t bad enough, there’s tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.

Rated R | Length 146 minutes

Actors

Martin Lawrence | Will Smith | Jordi Mollà | Gabrielle Union | Peter Stormare | Theresa Randle | Joe Pantoliano | Michael Shannon | Jon Seda | Yul Vazquez | Jason Manuel Olazabal | Otto Sanchez | Henry Rollins | Antoni Corone | Gary Nickens | Rey Hernandez | Charlie Johnson Jr. | Paul Villaverde | John Salley | Reynaldo Gallegos | Veryl Jones | Tim Powell | Phil Owens | Timothy Adams | Keith Hudson | Rich Kelley | Dave Corey | Bill Erfurth | Jennifer Diaz | R.E. Rodgers | Chris Charles Herbert | Nelson J. Perez | Bobby Talbert | Nancy Duerr | Ivelin Giro | Damaris Justamante | Bill Cordell | Alex Warren | Dennis Greene | Bianca Bethune | Scott Cumberbatch | Mason Rock Bay | Gloria Irizarry | Alissa Mullins-Diaz | Michael Francis | Pedro Telémaco | Christopher Campbell | Jay A. Boutwell | Anthony Correa | Gino Salvano | Ralph Navarro | Fernando Gaviria | Renee Reilly | Cash Casia | James Zelley | Bubba Baker | Steve Gibb | Emerson Forth | Scott Charles | Oleg Taktarov | J. Michael Tiedeberg | Treva Etienne | Kiko Ellsworth | Dieudonne S. Abel | Gregory Bastien | Shannon Briggs | Greg Wayne Elam | Irwin Gould | Carlos Guity | Merdock Malcolm Mercer | Reggie Pierre | Bruno Ramos | Reggie Mann Stanley | Todd Rogers Terry | Raymond Tong | Tiara Harris | Edward Finlay | Sharon Wilkins | Anthony Giaimo | Jamaica Carter | Bryan Bottinelli | J.D. Walsh | Michael McDunough | Sean Lampkin | Michael Bay | Terrence J. Crowley | Dan Marino | Peter Donald Badalamenti II | Jessica Karr | Omar Avila | Jon Beshara | Flint Beverage | John Cenatiempo | Smith Cho | Dexter Fletcher | Deborah Smith Ford | Megan Fox | Tony Gomez | Paul Lawrence | Rick Michaels | Nevin Millan | Yamil Piedra | Denise Quiñones | Jay Rasumny | Joe Vida | Jasmine Waltz | Sincerely A. Ward | Brian Anthony Wilson

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Viewing Notes

So I finally watched this. Had never been eager to cross this one off the list b/c I’ve always heard mixed reactions but I know there are fans. Decided to watch both Bad Boys films so I can go see the third film in the theater. Glad both are on Netflix streaming. This movie isn’t as good as the previous film but it has its moments. Was weird b/c some scenes I distinctly recall seeing. Maybe I’ve seen them somewhere (the 360 shootout in the Haitian house is very memorable to me) but I definitely haven’t seen the entire movie until tonight.

I give it plus marks for the chemistry (again) and esp. how funny Martin Lawrence is in this. He’s really great. Also a + for that ridiculous car chase w/the car hauler and Haitians. There was a time when I would’ve rolled my eyes at the massive shootout around a pile-up of civilian vehicles but now that we’ve seen it happen (in Florida no less!) it doesn’t seem all that crazy now. That entire setpiece is bananas.

Average marks for the silly story of drug running Ecstasy pills and how overly complex they make it. The nods to John Woo action were funny but also goofy at times. Fun to see Michael Shannon but he’s so poorly used (yes, I know this is before it broke it big but still). Stormare also poorly used.

Low marks for blowing up iguanas! Also there is no reason a movie like this should be 2.5 hours long. Like WTF. There’s so much fat on this (mainly around this stupid plot w/the drugs and whatnot) including a second car chase. After a while I’m just numb to it all waiting for it to end. This has 4 or 5 acts and needed only 3. I don’t think I’d watch this one again. Curious how the new movie is given the 17 year span between films.

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