Bad Boys (1995) Review

Bad Boys (1995) Review

 In preparation for Bad Boys For Life, I have decided to rewatch both Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. So to start with the first Bad Boys film and this is my opinion on this film. The premise of the film sees two cops have to protect a witness and track down a shipment of drugs they had previously tracked down.

Main Character

This film has two leads in this film and they are both great, Martin Lawrence & Will Smith plays the leads in the film and they have brilliant chemistry together. They really carry this film to make it better then it really has any right to be for a generic action film, they are both hilarious and you can tell Smith was poised to go onto huge things in the industry. 

Supporting Characters

Joe Pantoliano plays the police captain in this film and I thought he was actually really good in the film, he fit his role really well and I thought he had a fun dynamic with Smith & Lawrence. Tea Leoni plays the witness in the film and she does a good job in the film, she is an interesting character in the film and she wasn't just a one dimensional female character and fit the team very well. But an important part of a film like this is having an interesting and cool villain and this film doesn't have that. The villain is really boring and he has no clear motivation in the film to make him a credible or interesting threat for the good guys.

Story

The film has a good dynamic between the two leads and it is very entertaining watching them go on this investigation. But this film is very generic and fitting of the time, the side plots are dropped pretty quickly and it is very obvious where the film is going and how it is going to end. 

Script

The script is really funny, I was laughing quite a bit in this film as Smith and Lawrence spurt out really entertaining one liners and rise above what could have been seen as a cheesy script. But the drama when attempted just didn't quite hit for me and I didn't care about the drama that was going on in these guys lives I just wanted to watch them be entertaining and doing police work.

Style

The action scenes are very entertaining and seeing the gunfights makes this film feel maybe a bit more modern then it actually is. There are some old techniques used such as slow mo but it just fits for this film and I can't deny that I was engrossed when the action scenes were happening. 

Overall

Overall this is a very entertaining action film that sparked the buddy cop film really, it has been imitated plenty of times but this is a fun film that might be worth a watch if you enjoy fun action films.

Rating - 7/10