After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
Will Smith
Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence
Marcus Burnett
Vanessa Hudgens
Kelly
Alexander Ludwig
Dorn
Paola Nuñez
Rita
Eric Dane
McGrath
Ioan Gruffudd
Lockwood
Jacob Scipio
Armando
Melanie Liburd
Christine
Tasha Smith
Theresa
Rhea Seehorn
Judy
Tiffany Haddish
Tabitha
Joe Pantoliano
Captain Howard
DJ Khaled
Manny
John Salley
Fletcher
Bianca Bethune
Megan
Dennis Greene
Reggie
Quinn Hemphill
Callie
Derek Russo
Lintz
Karter Reese Newsome
Little Marcus
Levy Tran
Wolf
Jay DeVon Johnson
Russ Brown
Jeff J.J. Authors
Felix the Drunk Pilot
Nicholas Verdi
Hijacked Pilot
Steven Sean Garland
The Banker
Jerri Tubbs
Banker's Wife
Jewelianna Ramos-Ortiz
Banker's Girlfriend
Enoch King
Convenience Store Clerk
James Lee Thomas
Thief
Jay Shetty
Police Chaplain
Jason Davis
Grice
Ahmed Lucan
Doctor
Bria Brimmer
Nurse
Alex Pires
Paramedic
Nathan Hesse
Trailer Park Redneck
Jesse Malinowski
Trailer Park Redneck
Blanca Goodfriend
Woman in Car
Jasmin Lawrence
Reporter Johnson
Adriana Sheri
Reporter Cobb
Joyner Lucas
Gang A Leader
Marybel Rodriguez
Newscaster
Austin Carter
Newscaster
Dwight Turner
Newscaster
Jenna Kanell
Nicole
Rob Mars
Analyst
Bobby Hernandez
Sniper
Michael Bay
Porsche Driver
Khaby Lame
Man on the Street (uncredited)
Adil El Arbi
Manny's Goon #1 (uncredited)
Bilall Fallah
Manny's Goon #2 (uncredited)
Director
Adil El Arbi
Director
Bilall Fallah
Characters
George Gallo
Writer
Will Beall
Writer
Chris Bremner
June 7, 2024
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I'd completely forgotten about "Bad Boys for Life" (2020) but luckily there are were few flashbacks to remind me that "Mike" (Will Smith) had been the target of a son he didn't know about - "Armando" (Jacob Scipio) - and that both he and partner "Marcus" (Martin Lawrence) risked life and limb to get him behind bars. Well now, a few years later, "Mike" has just got married; "Marcus" has had a revelatory out-of-body experience and their beloved "Capt. Howard" (Joe Pantoliano) has been killed. The authorities become increasingly convinced that he was on the take from the drugs cartels. $20m in your bank account can arouse some suspicions - though the Porsche and beautiful waterside home of "Mike" might have too! Anyway, our duo are having none of these scurrilous allegations and decide to investigate. "Howard" expected some sort of disaster, so has left the pair some breadcrumbs that lead them to suspect that there is someone close to them who is corrupt. With the body count piling up, they turn to the incarcerated "Armando" who thinks he may be able to identify the ringleader. That just makes him a target too - so pretty soon it's a nimble, deadly and quite grumpy triumvirate who are on the trail of the murderers. From now on we have a standard and predicable action adventure with loads of lively pyrotechnics, car stunts and an hungry albino crocodile to accompany some quite witty repartee between the two men who are clearly very much at ease in each other's company. There's a bit of eye candy from Alexander Ludwig and the underused Vanessa Hudgens and the pace of the drama builds to a denouement that works well enough whilst screaming sequel at us loudly. It's nothing at all new, but is an engaging exercise in on-screen charisma and I did quite enjoy it.