Bad Boys 1995

Caryn James, New York Times: This film isn't aiming for high-toned drama, just high-energy entertainment, which is what it delivers. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: 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. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: 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. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Of course, the Simpson-Bruckheimer approach may still work at the box office (the only place it ever really mattered, anyway). By now, though, I'd like to think most moviegoers have had a permanent overdose. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Bad Boys takes the often-traveled road, and leads the audience to a dead end. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This movie is so good-looking it deserves a decent screenplay, instead of one more lope down memory lane. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A good half-hour's worth of nonsense in the middle keeps Bad Boys from being little better than a break- even proposition. Read more

Time Out: Unfortunately, the movie is a couple of rewrites short of 'developed', and the thriller configurations are stale. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Even when it's not particularly funny, their interplay is engaging, and their lively, raucous personalities keep the proceedings punchy and watchable for the slightly overlong running time. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Even by the low-low standards of cheap action flicks, this one's bad, boys. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Bad Boys is relentless formulaic fodder for the explosion-starved; it's loud, shallow, sexist and a complete waste of time. Read more