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Bad Boys Stars: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and Tea Leoni Director: Michael Bay BBFC Certificate: 18 Opened: 1995 |
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The latest in a long, long line of buddy-buddy cop movies to arrive on our screens, Michael Bay's Bad Boys turns out to be one of the better ones. Starring Martin Lawrence and Fresh Prince Of Bel Air star Will Smith as two Miami police officers, the movie makes an immediate impact with snappy, witty dialogue, an intriguing plot and plenty of well executed action sequences. Bay, noted for his action work, later helmed The Rock, an action film of unquestionably high calibre and one of 1996's finest movies. In Bad Boys he is responsible for creating one of the funniest, most tense and truly entertaining films to be released in 95. The plot is somewhat convoluted, though the films superb direction makes it easy to follow on screen. Using inside sources, powerful underworld drug-dealers manage to steal millions of dollars worth of freshly seized dope from the police holding room. One of the gang involved in the theft steals a small amount and decides to have a little fun with it. Inviting round a hooker (and semi-girlfriend of Smith) and her friend (Leoni) to his ill-gotten mansion, the leader of the heist gang and his cronies proceed to turn up and discover that he has been pilfering from their haul. After a quick execution the gang-leader's bodyguards also shoot the prostitute. Leoni however is conveniently upstairs and so is able to flee. Meanwhile Smith and Lawrence have been assigned to the drugs theft case and are running out of time before the drugs are sold on and become untraceable. Leoni contacts Smith at the PD however, he is not in and Lawrence takes the call. Leoni claims that she will only talk to Smith, and being the only witness to a case of such potentially embarrassing proportions, the married Lawrence is forced by his captain to pretend to be Smith and takes Leoni round to his apartment, what follows is a witty tale of farcical situations, clever one-liners and more than what most films would consider to be a fair share of shoot outs. At no point does the film lose any of the tension generated by the post-credit sequence drug heist and Bay, backed up by a superb score from Speed's Mark Mancina handles all the shootout's (especially the final airport-totalling gunfight and car chase) with consummate ease. Smith and Lawrence create an incredibly believable relationship between their characters and Leoni is both sexy and assertive. All this adds up to a very enjoyable action romp with more than a few laughs along the way. Currently rumours abound that Smith and Lawrence have begun writing a screenplay for a sequel; we wait with baited breath. Reviewed by: Tom Green
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