Bad Boys II (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

George Gallo (characters)
Marianne Wibberley (story) ...

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

Plot Keywords:

Money | Cuba | Ecstasy | Dea | Undercover

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Detective Marcus Burnett
Will Smith	...	Detective Mike Lowrey
Jordi Mollà	...	Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia
Gabrielle Union	...	Syd
Peter Stormare	...	Alexei
Theresa Randle	...	Theresa
Joe Pantoliano	...	Captain Howard
Michael Shannon	...	Floyd Poteet
Jon Seda	...	Roberto
Yul Vazquez	...	Detective Mateo Reyes (as Yul Vázquez)
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Detective Marco Vargas (as Jason Manuel Olazábal)
Otto Sanchez	...	Carlos
Henry Rollins	...	TNT Leader
Antoni Corone	...	DEA Tony Dodd
Gary Nickens	...	TNT Fanuti

Also Known As:

Bad Around the World (USA) (working title)
Bad Boys 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Good Cops: Bad Boys II (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and action, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

147 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39539) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Marcus's dog, 'Mason' actually belongs to the film's director, Michael Bay. 'Martin Lawrence' was uncomfortable acting around the dog during filming due to the dog's large size.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Johnny Tapia falls after getting shot in the head by Marcus, Johnny's gun falls out of his hand two different ways in each shot.

Quotes:

Capt. Howard: You guys are like a couple of blood sucking ticks, draining the life's blood out of this department... Woosaa!
Marcus Burnett: Damn the woosaa captain, did you just call me a tick?
Capt. Howard: [motioning to Mike] I was referring to him.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Soundtrack:

Move Bitch

Ten times the action, total hardcore

Well after that blunder of a motion picture called "Pearl Harbour" Micheal Bay bounces back with a better movie here. To his credit though in the few short films he has made so far none of them have bombed. This movie was 10x the action definately, and was actually way funnier than first one. Will Smith was definately more built, much tougher and more in charge, Martin Lawrence stole the show with his silly remarks every 5 seconds but I loved it.

The car chase scene on the highway was way better than the Matrix Reloaded's car chase scene, it puts that one to shame. But this highway chase scene will definately rank up there with T3's. Some parts in this movie were a bit overdone such as the morgue scene, won't get into it but I'll leave it at that, and the rats...that's it! :)

If you are looking for a solid type performance from Will Smith to be a good actor don't bother, this movie was all about pure action, and mindless fun, if that's what you want then go see it, if not don't waste your 2 hours and 40 minutes seeing it. Funny thing is, it didn't feel that long.

Can't wait to see this out on DVD in superbit. A great sequel.