Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment of the buddy cop action comedy.

The film really suffers from pacing and transitions. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah who failed to give Ms. Marvel any traction also directed the third film Bad Boys for Life. They haven't had any hits and have continued to put out flops it makes me wonder why they were chosen to direct the films.

Will Smith phones it in even worse than in previous years and fails to capture his bad-boy attitude like he did in the past, especially with everything we know that's going on in his personal life it seems to be bleeding over into his acting. His timing on his comedy lines is really horrible while on the other hand, his partner is better than ever.

Martin Lawrence is put front and center in the film which is smart for the directors to do, but the writers gave him awful and unfunny lines. None of the writers are known for comedy, but Will Beall did write Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The only saving grace is the constant need for Lawrence to want candy throughout the film which is a pretty dumb premise but he makes it work.

Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy fame plays a one-dimensional bad guy who is just there and Vanessa Hudgens is completely underutilized for how well she can act.

The film's just okay. Result: C+

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