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:

Ecstasy | Money | Cuba | Undercover | Dea

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	4:00 PM	USA
Sat. Nov. 14	11:00 AM	USA

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

The building used for the Spanish Palms Mortuary is actually the milk plant for McArthur Dairy. They added a fake facade that matches the architecture to crash the ambulance through.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the shootout in the Haitian hideout, we clearly see the guy in the yellow t-shirt shot in the head. However, seconds later, we see him walking on set and crouching down, reflected in a mirror over Mike's left shoulder just as he's shooting the tear gas canister.

Quotes:

Marcus Burnett: I think we just broke the record for the number of gun fights in one week.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Soundtrack:

Didn't Mean

Loads of fun ---7/10

This was a really fun movie to watch. It has some intense action sequences. Actually, a lot of intense action sequences. The shooting never stops and the explosions keep on coming. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are hysterical, again. And Joe Pantoliano makes every movie better. The two funniest scenes are when Burnett and Lowery are scaring the hell out of Burnett's daughter's date and after the chase scene with the dead bodies and Captain Howard goes off on the two. Absolutely hilarious! My only gripe is that it seemed that the writers were running low on material and resorted to gross-out humor like rats having sex and corpses losing their heads. Not funny. Otherwise it was very funny, due to the amazing chemistry between the two leads. I still prefer the original Bad Boys, but this is still a great time at the movies. 7/10