Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Brunette have 72 hours to find $100 million worth of heroin before Internal Affairs shuts them down. Lowery becomes more involved after a friend is murdered by the drug dealers. Matters become complicated when Lowery and Brunette have to switch places to convince a witness to the murder to cooperate. Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct. A smooth talking ladies man and his very married partner are the "Bad Boys" in question here. Together this cop duo show plenty of attitude while pursuing a ruthless crim who has stolen millions of dollars worth of coke from under the noses of the Miami P.D. There are explosions and gunplay aplenty, a sexy girl and a useless, unfunny subplot propelling this romp.<br/><br/>"Bad Boys" is another cop buddy action flick with absolutely nothing new on offer. Both script and action sequences borrow much from other, superior action movies, and the whole film is just far too formulated to make any sort of impression.<br/><br/>The cast are uninspiring, the story seriously lacks some fresh effective humour, and not only are the bad guys totally predictable and one dimensional (they can't shoot straight either - but what's new?), but the good guys are void of depth too.<br/><br/>Still, all things being equal, "Bad Boys" never pretends to be Oscar material. So, if dumb, loud action films are your thing, then by all means give these boys a whirl, or rather let them give you one!<br/><br/>Tuesday, May 23, 1995 - Hoyts Cinema Centre Melbourne As two hard-line cops who work hard at their job, and do their best along the way. When a "career bust" in heroin disappears from the city police's locked evidence cage, it's up to our two heroes to find out where it went and why.<br/><br/>In the classic style of "Beverly Hills Cop," "Lethal Weapon" and "Tango and Cash"-meet-the-Wayan Brothers style, this movie entertains you at least as good as the aforementioned comparisons Lawrence and Smith are highly volatile in this action/comedy, pulling off gritty one-liners while kicking major butt. <br/><br/>There is the predictable presence of car-crashes, explosions and obligatory chase scenes, but the performances of Smith and Lawrence totally redeem the predictability of the movie.<br/><br/>Their characters are well developed and are convincingly portrayed with the greatest of talent. The one-liners take an appropriate break when the drama is high, and Smith shows a very gifted side to his talent as a thespian in the portrayal of his character. <br/><br/>I must also say the same thing about Lawrence. I never thought I would like Martin Lawrence as a dramatic actor, but his abilities really shine in this film. He is quite believable, as is Smith. Very talented actors. I'll never think of either of them as strictly comedic actors again. <br/><br/>I was actually impressed with them both. I liked them both better in these more serious parts than in the comedies they've each done. <br/><br/>Also, I highly recommend the "Special Edition" version of this movie on DVD. There are the usual stunning music videos at the end of this version (featuring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, of course) and, while I find them completely self-serving and to be the height of arrogance, they are also entertaining.<br/><br/>I would also like to add that the cinematography of the scenery between scenes is breath-taking. Michael Bay must have spent days scouting the scenery that was filmed in this movie. He captured some of the most beautiful areas of Miami. Finely and expertly done.<br/><br/>Afterward: Tea Leone was extremely believable in this movie. Much better than her stiff and sometimes halting performance in "Jurassic Park 3." MUCH better.<br/><br/>This is an excellent movie and I can't wait for Bad Boys 2 to come out on DVD!! This was great fun with beautiful cinematography and a solid story-line.<br/><br/>It gets an 8.3/10 from…<br/><br/>the Fiend :. Benefits from Smith and Lawrence's chemistry. As long as they're on screen together, things breeze along. But when they're apart, the movie flounders.
Remoglyn replied
365 weeks ago