Review of Bad Boys for Life (2020) by Joe Morgenstern for Wall Street Journal — 16 Jan 2020
The production is no masterpiece. Much of the physical action is ludicrous, or gratuitous; some of the heroes’ emotional baggage is excess. But an unexpected something sneaks up on us as the story unfolds.
In between the volcanic eruptions of violence and mayhem, the film takes its buddies seriously — with such outsize sincerity that we can take them to our hearts.
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This review of Bad Boys for Life (2020) was written by Joe Morgenstern and published by Wall Street Journal on 16 Jan 2020.
Bad Boys for Life has generally received positive reviews.
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