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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
But the bad boys achieve something a budget can't buy: an easy, natural rapport that makes you root for them. For comedy and thrills, Lawrence and Smith are a dream team.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Caryn James
Would have been better if it had been sleeker and shorter. After all, this film isn't aiming for high-toned drama, just high-energy entertainment, which is what it delivers.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
There's only so far a movie can go on loud music, nicely-framed shots, testosterone, and adrenaline. Bad Boys takes the often-traveled road, and leads the audience to a dead end.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Whom do they make these movies for? What exercise in self-deception inspires them to go to such effort and expense for what is obviously going to be a lame exercise in retreadmanship?Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Though audiences will leave theaters with an increased appreciation of this pair's talents, they will also leave pondering the perennial Hollywood question: How come so little of interest could be found for performers who are capable of so much more?Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
It's like a series of cliches exploding in your face.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Relentless formulaic fodder for the explosion-starved; it's loud, shallow, sexist and a complete waste of time.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Even by the low-low standards of cheap action flicks, this one's bad, boys.Read Full Review »
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