Movie Review : Bad Boys II

Bad Boys 2 (4.1 of 5)
The visions in my head said this is “THE” guy movie for 03. So I already probably over estimated the film before going in. But it didn-t matter, take the good Bad Boys 1 and triple it. Mike Bay is poetic and hectic at the same time, and his filmmaking technique is built for films like this. A high adrenalin action/chase/explosion flick that was just as funny as the first one. The banter during firefights is childish but the long scenes when they play off each other; Mike-s-outside the box- speech and the interrogation of Marcus-s daughters new boyfriend are priceless. The surprise this time around was Lawrence’s stress filled family man. In Bad Boys he was the folly, the butt of the jokes, here he shines as the person that keeps the film together. Smith’s Lowery is more of a Girls Gone Wild playboy than the rich ‘player’ from BB1. So the tight chemistry of BB1 is thrown out the window through most of the film, but the dynamic is just as effective. Bay brings in a few new tricks: “Theater in the round’ gun fight and the bullet path to Marcus’s ass were real winners. But Bay also falls back to some bad “drill technique” chase scenes that are more confusing than eye candy. The bad guy wasn-t so bad, silly more than anything. But what made the film great was the scale, Chases were big, Explosions were big, and just the thought of going to Cuba with ex commandos to take down a fortress is big. MB-s Sig Shot Report:-Spinner- happens at 1 hour 55 min. when Marcus learns his sister has been taken.-Group Slo-Mo- happens at 2 hours 5 min. when the DEA and TNT agents come to tell Marcus and Mike that they are in for whatever they want to do.