"Will Smith's Career Was DEAD Until BAD BOYS 4 Did This ONE Thing - You Have to See It to Believe It!"

 When Bad Boys For Life Part 3 (I'm sure they wanted to keep that title for Part 4) came out in 2020, it was a surprise hit, earning over $400 million worldwide nearly 20 years after the last one.

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The sequel was also directed by Michael Bay, which received rave reviews from fans and critics.

Bad Boys 4 seemed inevitable, and it's finally here in the form of Ride Or Die, but a lot has changed for one of its stars since 2020.

The film is the first real test of Smith's star power after his Oscar slap in 2022, in which he took to the Academy stage to punch Chris Rock in the face after he made a joke at Jada Pinkett Smith's expense.

Smith has stayed away from theaters since then, except for his film, which was released on Apple shortly after that night (and won an Oscar).

Smith's time as one of Hollywood's most dependable stars was arguably over before "The Slap," but this was his first test since that infamous night, making Bad Boys: Ride Or Die a more exciting prospect than it might otherwise have been.Its success may determine the future of its leader.

“ride or die”. Not only that, this film is also set in the summer where the box office really needs success, like The Fall Guy and Furiosa.

What box office figures it will achieve, only time will tell.

But based on the evidence of the film itself, Smith made a smart move.

Not only is he banking on the goodwill of his predecessors, but he's also working with the franchise that helped him become a huge star in the '90s, a star that fans clearly love and love.

Doubling the tone of the third installment, Ride Or Die sees Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) on the run after being framed while trying to clear the name of the late Captain Howard (Joe Batliano), whose name was Kahn. Regarding corruption in the Miami Police Department.

It's not an original plot for an action film – the cop becomes a fugitive – a film so boring that you're surprised the franchise didn't give it any boost.

But it serves as a strong enough framework for a simple, fast-paced action film that continues to expand the self-aware viewpoint of the third installment in treating these two heroes as they really are: two men in their fifties who – in the words of another action franchise – too old for this* *R.

The banter between Smith and Lawrence remains entertaining, and it's clear there's still life in it.

The best performance in this dynamic is Lawrence as Marcus, who after surviving a heart attack at the start of the film is given a new outlook on life.

This leads to the no doubt ridiculous but very funny moments of Marcus' spiritual adoption of anarchic business, as Mike Smith desperately aims to control him. It's a fun dynamic to live with, and while some of the jokes may feel awkward, it's often Lawrence who delivers the crowd-pleasing moments that elicit big laughs.

Smith, for his part, takes the material more seriously, and Mike himself suffers from panic attacks, stemming from his anxiety that he may not have the edge or confidence he once had (read into that what you will).

There's a welcome vulnerability to his character this time around, which makes him feel like he recognizes what's happening to his star off-screen.

It's subtle, of course, and it's no surprise that there's a joke that refers to slapping, a joke that's largely done at Smith's expense and delivered with such exaggeration by Lawrence that it becomes a tough joke. . Don't laugh at it.

“Excess” has always been the name of the game for the Bad Boys franchise, which is no surprise for a series that began with two Michael Bay films.

Directors Adel and Bilal – returning from the third installment – ​​keep this tradition alive and well, setting colors to maximum brightness and shooting the action from multiple angles, seamlessly switching from handheld shots to drone shots and back again.

Often the action appears cartoonishly chaotic and violent, but there's also a vaguely joyous energy to the action that's calibrated to be as exciting and audience-friendly as possible (especially when Marcus's brother-in-law Reggie joins in on the action).

This is an action film that ends with the final act set in the abandoned Alligator amusement park that is still home to several large alligators.

Whether or not Bad Boys: Ride Or Die will be enough to revitalize Smith's career is ultimately up to fans to decide. But based on his return to one of the franchises that made him such a big, so famous, and so entertaining superstar, it's not because he's forgotten about what might have been a summer hit.

At the very least, this was a well-executed public relations effort. The fact that the film also works as a feel-good blockbuster is a credit to the filmmakers.

Ride Or Die's unabashed ambition to maintain action and comedy beats makes it very easy to recommend as popcorn entertainment that shows there's still gas left in Miami's Bad Boys.

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