“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” Movie Review
06/07/24 • -1 min
Rated R
Opens: June 7, 2024
Kevin says Bad Boys: Ride or Die kinda sucks!
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back as wise-cracking Miami detectives in a new BAD BOYS movie.
The story follows the buddy cop duo facing midlife crises at home and getting framed as cartel operatives.
Fans of the BAD BOYS movies should enjoy this because it has all the expected elements: from explosive action and dripping machismo to sports car product placement and drawn-out comedic moments. I suppose that’s what you get with a generation of filmmakers who grew up on a diet of Michael Bay movies.
The problem with this film is its utter lack of originality. I know buddy cop films rely on formula, but there wasn’t even an attempt to put an original spin on things. We are left with a cliché smoothie of a plot interspersed with out-of-place comedy where Martin Lawrence seems to be auditioning for a new sit-com.
Everything from the worn-out dialogue tropes to Will Smith’s Tommy Wisseau dye job makes this movie feel like a relic of the 90s that should be called BAD MIDDLE-AGED GUYS.
BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE gets two Oscar slaps out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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Rated R
Opens: June 7, 2024
Kevin says Bad Boys: Ride or Die kinda sucks!
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back as wise-cracking Miami detectives in a new BAD BOYS movie.
The story follows the buddy cop duo facing midlife crises at home and getting framed as cartel operatives.
Fans of the BAD BOYS movies should enjoy this because it has all the expected elements: from explosive action and dripping machismo to sports car product placement and drawn-out comedic moments. I suppose that’s what you get with a generation of filmmakers who grew up on a diet of Michael Bay movies.
The problem with this film is its utter lack of originality. I know buddy cop films rely on formula, but there wasn’t even an attempt to put an original spin on things. We are left with a cliché smoothie of a plot interspersed with out-of-place comedy where Martin Lawrence seems to be auditioning for a new sit-com.
Everything from the worn-out dialogue tropes to Will Smith’s Tommy Wisseau dye job makes this movie feel like a relic of the 90s that should be called BAD MIDDLE-AGED GUYS.
BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE gets two Oscar slaps out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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“Ezra” Movie Review
Rated R
Opens: May 31, 2024
Kevin says Ezra kinda rocks!
Leaving CGI creatures and high-octane action in the dust, a new film puts a spotlight on parenting challenges.
EZRA tells the story of a divorced couple struggling to raise their autistic son. Faced with uncertain medical treatment and tough educational choices, the situation is complicated by the father’s unconventional job as a stand-up comic and a well-meaning-but-sometimes-out-of-touch grandfather.
The cast does a fine job humanizing the complex situation, and director Tony Goldwyn seems comfortable in his wheelhouse of real-life relationship drama.
I applaud the film for neither sensationalizing nor demonizing autism. It also shows that the problem isn’t the child as much as it is the adults. Whether its strangers offering unsolicited advice, experts recommending conflicting solutions, or the parents themselves making their own bad decisions, the grown-ups can be the biggest problem.
This hard truth is the film’s greatest strength and greatest weakness. Because not everyone is ready to hear that truth.
Relevant to many, but often frustratingly realistic to watch, EZRA gets three and a half stand-up mics out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it
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“Inside Out 2” Movie Review
Rated PG
Opens: June 14, 2024
Kevin says Inside Out 2 kinda rocks!
After some misfires, Pixar is heading back to its well of hits with a new sequel.
INSIDE OUT 2 reunites us with the emotions of Riley, who is now heading into puberty and must face a new batch of complicated feelings.
A lot of what worked in the original film is still present in this movie – from the exuberant voice cast including Amy Poehler as Joy to the high-concept lens that makes Pixar so innovative. However like puberty itself, things start to get a little messy when trying to streamline the story.
The secondary characters like Anger and Disgust go on the journey with Joy, which if fun but not as nuanced as the charming relationship between Joy and Sadness from the first film. And Riley’s real-life struggles as a teenager seem a bit too routine.
Still, INSIDE OUT 2 is a great family film with beautiful animation and an emotional core that has made Pixar films stand out for decades.
It’s not as good as the original, but this does course correct from some stumbles in the past.
INSIDE OUT 2 gets three and a half Joys out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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