Bad Boys (1995)

Bad Boys is the directional debut from Michael Bay and one of the films in which helped launched Will Smith's career. The film has been somewhat panned by critics but adored by fans alike. As a film, it does bring a certain entertainment lead by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as their chemistry and slick talking dialogue is the main reason for their constant back and forth. The plot is somewhat thin but there is enough action, explosions and gun shootouts for action fans to enjoy. Although predictable completely, some parts of the film seem off and forced. Such as, the need for Martin Lawrence's character Marcus Burnett in pretending to be Will Smith's character Mike Lowrey to impress Tea Leoni, since she specifically asked for Mike. Which was somewhat confusing at first but dragged on a little too far. Overall, the film does feel fresh even in today's day and age after decades since its release but something did feel somewhat missing.

I watched this in cinema when it came out and watched many times afterwards. This is one of those guilty pleasures, one of my favourite action movies. Don't try to intellectualise this, if you are then you are completely missing the point. Leave your thinking brain on the side, don't really need it, and just get ready to be entertained.I must say though, performance of Téa Leoni isn't particularly good in this, her acting here is very wooden, but fortunately it isn't enough to spoil the whole movie.

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.

Back in the nineties there was one name that was becoming synonymous with big, loud action movies. And that name was Michael Bay. How times change! However, don't be put off by seeing the man responsible for Megan Fox and Transformers' name in the credits. 'Bad Boys' is actually quite a fun film.It's nothing new, i.e. two bickering cops do their best to protect a material witness while fending off various attempts on everyone's lives courtesy of 'the mob.' But it's fun and its two stars (Martin Lawrence and Will Smith – believe it or not, back then Martin Lawrence was the 'star' and Will Smith just the supporting cast member. Again, how times change!) play off each other nicely. They shoot, they playfully berate each other, while watching each other's backs at all times. There are car chases and shoot-outs, plus a load of wise-cracks to keep you entertained.I would almost say this is the perfect loud, dumb action movie. However, the only downside (in my opinion) is the film's length. It doesn't really need to be nearly two hours. The 'extra' plot lines revolve around the witness to the murder believing that Martin Lawrence's character is really Will Smith and vice versa. A lot goes into this plot line and I couldn't see the need for any of it (it almost degenerates into 'farce' at some stages). I'd rather the writers had played the film – a little – straighter and had more serious stuff with just the odd one-liner to keep things a little happy.But that's a minor gripe. The film is still fun and should be enjoyed with a big (bad) bag of popcorn.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/