“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (2024) – “I need this. Bad Boys, one last time.” – Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) Mike Lowrey says the above declaration to his long-time detective lieutenant partner, Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence), in the third “Bad Boys” film, “Bad Boys for Life” (2020), 17 years after “Bad Boys II” (2003). Promises, promises. Mike meant to say, “I need this. Bad Boys, one last time before the next time.” Mike and Marcus are back for another buddy-cop action comedy, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die”, where again, as…
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ is a familiar, formulaic trip
