DVD review of Bad Boys (From Barry And District News)

DVD review of Bad Boys

THE BAD Boys are back in the imaginatively titled Bad Boys II, and it's pretty much a repeat of the first film.

Starring the hilarious duo Will Smith as Detective Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett, the mismatched pair do battle against drug-smuggling low-lives - again.

This time they are joined by Burnett's stunning younger sister Syd, (Gabrielle Union) who plays an undercover DEA cop - and of course, a love interest for Lowrey.

That's where the flick starts to fall down. Apart from the fact that Syd should have been portrayed as a dynamic, go-getting career woman, she seems to fall to pieces. You can cut the character some slack because it's her first assignment, and it's a particularly dangerous one, but her brother constantly undermines her authority, and she doesn't even put up an argument about it. Not very likely.

Plus, the whole plot has a pathetic and rather annoying theme where the whole Miami police department seems to be experiencing problems dealing with stress.

If you are a fan of non-stop, high-speed, explosive action, then this will do for you.