Bad Boys: Critic Reviews

Even by the low-low standards of cheap action flicks, this one's bad, boys.

Bad Boys is relentless formulaic fodder for the explosion-starved; it's loud, shallow, sexist and a complete waste of time.

This movie is so good-looking it deserves a decent screenplay, instead of one more lope down memory lane.

The cops never seem to know what they're doing, but then neither do the filmmakers, though I can't imagine that casual audiences will care since there are plenty of big explosions at the end to reward them.

Bad Boys takes the often-traveled road, and leads the audience to a dead end.

It's all special-effects noise and nonsense.

Given how much good Bad Boys is going to do for Martin Lawrence's feature career, it's a pity the film couldn't do any more for itself.

Overall, the characters are not strong enough to provide any real emotional impact, and the violence and thrills are subsequently numbing.

Le resultat final se veut certes vide, previsible et terriblement artificiel. Mais bon, il s'est deja fait bien pire, et surtout moins amusant.

Crowd-pleasing, energetic action comedy.

The movie that unleashed Michael Bay upon the world, for better and worse. Mostly better in this case.