Bay's movie is also a confident mega-production that feels it doesn't need to lean on its visual frills if it has Smith and Lawrence -- it's a natural-born buddy flick.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Bad Boys II proves that it's possible to pack a movie with so much popcorn that it leaves the audience overdosed.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Beyond turbocharged. It whooshes along at warp speed. And still, despite some awesomely choreographed stunts and the two stars' pedal-to-the-metal appeal, the movie seems endless.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
Might be considered three action sequences and four comedy routines in search of a story.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Jon Caramanica
Martin Lawrence's Marcus is the Costello to Smith's Abbott.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Manohla Dargis
With a body built for action and a smile made for comedy, Smith eases through his scenes -- cool but never scary, a touch hip-hop and thoroughly audience-friendly. And unlike Lawrence, he can act. Smith's ability to put over a scene, combined with his matinee charm, goes a long way to making the film's violence palatable.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
The best moments come when Mr. Smith and Mr. Lawrence are permitted to pause from their action-hero duties and run their funny, unpredictable mouths.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Just like "Bad Boys," only louder, longer and the stars get paid more.Read Full Review »
Another Jerry Bruckheimer-Michael Bay demonstration of spectacle -- noise, stunts, the aforementioned incoherent editing -- taking precedence over story and character... by far the most brutal American picture released this summer.Read Full Review »
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