Bad Boys II
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
12
Negative:
13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Bay's movie is also a confident mega-production that feels it doesn't need to lean on its visual frills if it has Smith and Lawrence -- it's a natural-born buddy flick. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. Kim
Watching a Bruckheimer with natural comics like Smith and Lawrence makes it all go down easily. If you like this type of movie, that is. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The bigger-than-big, rambunctious spectacle is way too much of a questionably good thing. Read full review
70
Film ThreatG. Allen Johnson
It may be the most winning, smile-inducing Hollywood action flick of the summer. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
However masterful, the first-rate stunt work, effects, action cinematography and cutting (by no less than three editors) lose impact through sheer repetition. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Though the picture has a generic quality, it also has an ingenious amount of anything-goes that's amusing and frequently exciting. You'll laugh out loud, you'll hide your eyes -- but you'll roll them. too. Nevertheless, it's a fun, if blood- and sun-soaked, ride. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Bad Boys II proves that it's possible to pack a movie with so much popcorn that it leaves the audience overdosed. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The kind of movie that gives sequels a bad name, even though, strangely enough, it's better than the 1995 hit that spawned it. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Beyond turbocharged. It whooshes along at warp speed. And still, despite some awesomely choreographed stunts and the two stars' pedal-to-the-metal appeal, the movie seems endless. Read full review
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