Most notably there are variations on Lowrey’s 'don’t be afraid of the black men' quip from the original. “Bad Boys for Life” reprises some of the jokes from previous movies. Meanwhile his partner, Detective Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) is still the consummate family man who complains about Lowrey’s bachelor lifestyle, crazy driving and eagerness to engage in a gunfight. Smith’s brash, reckless Detective Mike Lowrey still drives too fast and is quick to pull a trigger.

If you’re familiar with the first two movies in the series - 1995’s “Bad Boys” and the 2003 sequel “Bad Boys II” - you’ll recognize plenty in the latest edition.

Sometimes a movie franchise outlives its usefulness and tries to squeeze a third film out of a series that should have probably stopped after the first installment.įortunately, that’s not the case with “Bad Boys For Life,” the third in a series of films starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as a pair of Miami detectives who have a knack for getting into car chases and shootouts.

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