Bad Boys II [2003 film]

It's got a decent amount of funny moments (though much fewer than the first one), and some of the endless action is a little cool, but unfortunately there's little else here. The small but precious amount of grounding from the first film is completely gone, having devolved to a completely ridiculous non-stop-parade of car chases and gunfights, with supposedly good guy cops who for no apparent reason have little to no respect nor need for the law, and certainly none for human life. The plot is strung together with the same sense of willing suspense of disbelief as the action and character choices. In fairness to the film, a lot of these elements would be less of an issue if I came to the film expecting an over-the-top actionfest, but I show more was expecting along the lines of the first film -- exaggerated, yes, silly, absolutely, but at least with some core story you could care about at the core.

But if you can get with the new programme and enjoy the mindless fun, the film is reasonably entertaining, thanks largely to a good pacing (which it somehow has in spite of the very bloated running time and disappointing lack of plot) and of course the never-failing charm of Smith's quips and the ridiculous lines given to Pantoliano. Just don't expect a sequel that matches the tone and feel of the first -- except in the bickering relationship between the protagonists, which maybe feels a bit more forced here, but is otherwise exactly as before. show less

Mike and Marcus are back. Mike is dating Marcus' sister. Johnny Tapia is shipping drugs and money in bodies. Rats are eating Johnny's money and he wants to get the money to Cuba. Mike and Marcus figure out how Johnny is moving his drugs and money stopping him but he gets away to Cuba with Marcus' sister. All the cops head to Cuba to get her back.

Lots of action but a little too much whining from Marcus. The run time feels a little long for a good action flick.