Wordiezett So much average

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

adonis98-743-186503 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. Bad Boys is the perfect example of not all of Bay's films are that bad. The acting and the chemistry between Smith and Lawrence is incredible, the jokes are fantastic and the action is breath taking (especially the car chase in the end). Overall a great action flick both over the top but also hilarious. (10/10)

Nadine Salakov Bad Boys has everything an action/comedy fan can ask for, it has humour, action and thrills. The performances and directing are perfect and the humour is at the right times. The sequel is good, but it's nowhere near as good as this one, the plot in Bad Boys 1 is strong, stable, clichéd, but very entertaining, the plot in the sequel is pretty weak, there's humour, but it isn't as funny as some of the lines in Bad Boys 1. A particular scene from Bad Boys 1 that is hilarious is when the witness asks one of the cops if he is gay, that scene needs to be watched to be understood fully.Looking forward to the upcoming third and fourth movies.

Tweekums Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are two Miami narcotics cops. Mike is privately wealthy and has a reputation as a ladies' man; Marcus is a family man. When a gang of thieves break into the police evidence room and steal $100,000,000 worth of heroin they are put on the case. Mike asks various contacts including former girlfriend Max to keep an eye open for anybody who has suddenly come into money. Max finds one but doesn't live to tell anybody; her murder is witnessed by her friend Julie. Julie gets away from the killers and tries to contact Mike; unfortunately he is out of the station when she calls so Marcus is ordered to pretend to be Mike. Now he must keep her safe and find out what she knows while the real Mike has to play Marcus… something that isn't easy when he has taken Julie and her two dogs to Mike's luxury apartment! It isn't easy for Marcus either as Mike is staying at his house. The level of danger increases for all of them as they close in on the killers.If you are looking for a film with lots of great action, plenty of laughs and fun characters you could do a lot worse than this. The central story is interesting and Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have a great chemistry as Mike and Marcus respectively; it is easy to believe they have been partners for years. Téa Leoni is also impressive as Julie; a spirited character rather than just a damsel in distress. The rest of the cast are pretty solid too; most notable Tchéky Karyo as the villain Fouchet and Joe Pantoliano as Captain Howard, Mike and Marcus's under pressure boss. As one might expect from a film directed by Michael Bay there is plenty of action including an explosive finale. Thankfully this action is not the obvious CGI we get in more modern films. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody wanting a fun cop movie with loads of action.

eric262003 In the 1980's and 1990's there have been numerous buddy-cop films that were in the long run very entertaining. Stuff like "48 Hours", Lethal Weapon", "Beverly Hills Cop" and more. Sure they're filled with excitement and intrigue leaving you fulfilled, but over the years, the tiresome formula has also spawned several rip-offs that were quite cheap. In 1995 "Bad Boys" was added to this list of cheap knock-offs with the direction that looks too MTV-like and has recycled plots from those action comedies that I have aforementioned. This movie is flooded with action sequences and the real reason behind that is to hide the fact that the storyline lacks any credibility behind it. The director (Michael Bay) thought the audience are only going to watch this movie to see explosions, bullets, and lots of dead bodies and not care in the least for logic and cohesiveness in the story. The inactive moments serve no purpose as were are left wondering if any of these pieces fit. Sure the pacing is very fast but at times it tends to just spin out of control. I mean if you lose control with the action scenes, you lose the story of the script and "Bad Boys" falls victim in that area. When it came time for brainstorming, the writers (Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland and Doug Richardson) had the simplistic idea (drug heist in Miami located in a police safe) and just have a way to wrap things up (like we know what will happen to the villains). Then we have like always the odd couple pairing of Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) and Michael Lowery (Will Smith) who in spite of their hostility towards one another have mutual respect behind it all and a female witness (Tea Leoni) who's role is quite pivotal even if she messes up here and there at times. Sure there's nothing new to offer here, but it's the only thing about the movie that saves it from being entirely contrived. The poor script has very little thought and it truly brought this movie down quite substantially. In one very nonsensical scene Marcus and Michael are forced to swap identities when they are with the murder witness Julie Mott (Leoni). The comical elements serve no real purpose and it comes to the point of even caring about it at all. In fact sitcoms like "Three's Company" has managed to pull it off much better. I'll say that Lawrence and Smith are a likable duo. There's a great chemistry between the two of them goes beyond the humour factor. It's just that even their dialogue is just rehashed from other movies that executed them far better here. The supporting players are also victims to the formulaic tripe like the witty sidekick, the loyal wife (Theresa Randle), the corrupt criminal mastermind (Tcheky Karyo) and the always angry superior captain (Joe Pantoliano). If there was a positive thing about this movie was it was energetic and had a lot of style. The cinematography by Howard Atherton was very vibrant in colour and detail. The score by Mark Mancini compliments quite nice in terms of the chase scenes and the fights. But even the technical traits couldn't really save this film very much which in the end leaves "Bad Boys" an average film at most with lots of details that could've been handled with more care.