Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith, Chad Oman, Doug Belgrad
Written by Chris Bremner, Will Beall
Based on Characters by George Gallo
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish & Joe Pantoliano.
Cinematography: Robrecht Heyvaert
Edited by Asaf Eisenberg, Dan Lebental
Music by Lorne Balfe
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Westbrook Studios, 2.0 Entertainment
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
The plot: When their late police captain gets linked to drug cartels, wisecracking Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name.
Bad Boys Ride or Die was really good.
Pros: This film was action packed and full of fast-paced comedy. Martin Lawrence did deliver the best jokes in the film. IT was very exhilarating to watch today and after seeing this one doesn’t need to see the one in order to enjoyed this one.
Cons: There were some silly moments. I find Eric Dane’s villain direction not that interesting in my opinion. Too many close-ups to the action scenes and I wish we saw this film last week but didn’t.
The Casts:
- Will Smith as Det. Lt. Michael Eugene “Mike” Lowrey
- Martin Lawrence as Det. Lt. Marcus Miles Burnett
- Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly, a weapons expert of AMMO
- Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, a tech expert of AMMO
- Paola Núñez as Rita Secada, Miami PD’s captain and Mike’s ex-girlfriend, now dating Lockwood
- Eric Dane as James McGrath, a former U.S. Army Ranger who turned criminal after being captured and tortured by the Cartel
- Ioan Gruffudd as Adam Lockwood, a district attorney and Rita’s romantic partner, seeking to become the next mayor of Miami
- Jacob Scipio as Armando Aretas, Mike’s illegitimate son and former Cartel assassin
- Melanie Liburd as Christine Lowrey, Mike’s new wife
- Tasha Smith as Theresa Burnett, Marcus’s wife; Smith replaces Theresa Randle, who portrayed the character in previous films
- Tiffany Haddish as Tabitha
- Joe Pantoliano as Captain Conrad Howard
- John Salley as Fletcher, a paroled hacker
- DJ Khaled as Manny the Butcher
- Rhea Seehorn as Judy Howard, a U.S. Marshal, Captain Howard’s daughter and Callie’s mother, who is hunting down Mike and Marcus
- Dennis Greene as Reggie McDonald, Marcus’ son-in-law and a U.S. Marine Master Sergeant
- Bianca Bethune as Megan Burnett, Marcus’ daughter and Reggie’s wife
- Joyner Lucas as a gang leader
- Quinn Hemphill as Callie Howard, Captain Howard’s granddaughter and Judy’s daughter
- Jenna Kanell as Nicole, McGrath’s hacker
- Michael Bay as a Porsche driver
- Khaby Lame as himself
I recommend watching this sequel in cinemas.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe