‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Review: Will Smith & Martin Lawrence In Over-The-Top But Fun 4th Time Around As Miami’s Memorable Cop Duo
deadline.comIt may all be ridiculous if you think about it too much, but this action-comedy franchise still has gas in the tank even 30 years after the fortuitous teaming of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence first hit the beat as notorious Miami cops aka the “Bad Boys.” Perhaps the most action-packed edition yet, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die turns the tables on the two title stars as Mike Lawrey (Smith) and partner Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) find themselves on the run and on the other side of the law.
Their beloved late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) who died at the hands of vicious cartel member Armando Aretas (Jacob Scipio) in the last film, 2000’s Bad Boys For Life, is now accused posthumously of being on the take from the cartels.
The evidence seems undeniable and is upheld by the new chief of the Advanced Miami Metro Operations (AMMO) Captain Rita (Paola Nunez), a former girlfriend of Mike who is now his boss.
However Mike and Marcus are in possession of evidence to the contrary, presented incredibly from the beyond by Howard himself who warns in a videotape that this would be something the bad guys would indeed try to do.
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