Rating of
3/4
Bad Boys -- good movie
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/01/08
Two Miami Police officers (Will Smith and Martin Lawrence) and a beautiful DEA agent (Gabrielle Union), who happens to be the sister of one of the Miami officers, are on the same case -- to take down a major Miami kingpin (Jordi Molla).
If you like lots of action in a movie, this one not only gives you a LOT of it, it overkills the it. However, the violence that comes with most of the action is very graphic, and is NOT for children.
Possibly the best part of the movie, besides the high amount of action is the chemistry between Smith and Lawrence. You can actually believe that the two characters they portray have been friends for many years.
Sadly, Union's character is not in a big enough role in my opinion. With the relationship she has with Smith and Lawrence's characters, she should have been in it more than she was. Her character's relationship with Lawrence's character, her character's brother, was a little more defined than the relationship with Smith's character, whom her character has a romantic relationship with.
The kingpin is also not as good as he could have been. Yes, he's definately evil, but he just doesn't pass as cold-hearted enough to kill without malice in my opinion.
Overall, this movie is high on intense action. However the relationship between the three main characters is not defined the way it should be.
