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Directed by
Michael Bay Written by
George Gallo, Marianne Wibberley Cast
Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare [more]
Release Date
• USA: Jul 18, 2003
• UK: 3 Oct 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 9, 2003
• R2: 23 Feb 2004
Budget $130,000,000
Official Website:
Bad Boys II Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.
Running Time
2 hours, 27 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Michael Bay Film
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Bad Boys II
• Bad Around the World
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Bad Boys II Reviews |
Big budget nonsense, which commits the fatally smug error of supposing that just about anything will acquire charm and wit merely through Will Smith's involvement. 'Bad Boys 2' is full of misfiring humour, inappropriately sadistic violence, and paddle-pool shallowness - just about its only virtue is that, though it seems to last a lifetime, it is thankfully soon forgotten. [read review] 3/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
I actually had a pretty cool time through the first hour and a half of this film, chuckling at the moronic back-and-forths between the two leads, enjoying the overstylized camera tricks that Bay reserved for this vehicle of cheese and appreciating the hyper pace at which it was all logged. [read review] 6/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
LET'S NOT get shocked or outraged to learn that "Bad Boys II" is just like "Bad Boys," only louder, longer and the stars get paid more. And let's not fall over backward with surprise when we discover this sequel amounts to a catwalk contest, a testosteronal preen-off between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. [read review]
--Desson Howe (Washington Post)
Very funny at times, maudlin at others and excruciatingly violent throughout, "Bad Boys II" -- director Michael Bay's latest festival of exploding cars and shaking cameras -- is, at 147 long minutes, just too much of a mediocre thing. [read review]
--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bad Boys II represents a new low for director Bay, who, at least to this point, could be counted on to make semi-competent popcorn movies. This film, however, needs more than salt and butter to make it palatable. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
"Bad Boys II" is a bloated, unpleasant assembly-line extrusion in which there are a lot of chases and a lot of killings and explosions. Oh, it's all done with competent technique. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Brash, crass, bloody and loud, it's shameful just how enjoyable Bad Boys II is - an unapologetic, unreconstructed actioner that's as entertaining as it is politically retrograde. [read review] 
--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
"Bad Boys II" might be considered three action sequences and four comedy routines in search of a story. Failing to locate one, the film diverts to Plan B: the invasion of Cuba. [read review]
--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
The sequel is aggressive in its effort to be bigger and badder, so to speak, than the first one, which was pretty flashy, fast, music-soaked and all about style, not substance. [read review]
--Barbara Vancheri (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
All the funny moments, violence and loud noises in the world can’t obscure the fact that this is a bloated, ludicrous, over-noisy empty-headed summer popcorn flick. [read review] 64/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
Bad Boys II doesn’t live up to the status of the original (B+), but it ends up being one fun ride, even if the editing room should’ve been occupied just a bit more. [read review] B-
--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
...like the original, Bad Boys 2 relies just as heavily on humor as it does on thrills, and there are a few genuinely funny moments interspersed among the action. [read review] 
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Necrophilia, explosions, destroyed motor vehicles, gratuitous T&A and Martin Lawrence and Will Smith doing their lame Abbott-and-Costello act. What's not to hate? [read review]
--Charles Taylor (Salon)
And boy, have I missed it. For a long time, I've been craving a new 'R'-rated bloody action shoot-'em-up and this one certainly fills the bill. [read review] 7/10
--Nate Anderson (Movie-Vault.com)
Loud, ultra-violent and a good 30 minutes too long, this has its moments but is more likely to give you a headache than anything else. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
If it's eye candy you want, this is just what the doctor ordered. But don't expect to be prescribed much of anything else. [read review]
--Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
Bad Boys 2 not only improves on the action content but it sets new standards for buddy cop movies to aspire. [read review] B
--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)
Bad Boys II has non-stop action and laughs, go see it and have a good time. [read review] 
--'JD' (MovieWeb)
It's bigger. It's louder. And, like the title says, it's bad. [read review] 
--Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
The dumbest action movie to hit theaters this year [read review] D
--Craig Younkin (Lee's Movie Info)
Bad Boys II : Get Ready For A Hell Of A Ride. [read review]
--Jane Doe (MovieWeb)
High octane, no thought thrills. [read review]
--Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
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