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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisBay'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.
- 67Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganThough 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.
- 60Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaBut damn it if the film doesn't work as what it's supposed to be: a big, brainless blast o' boom at the box office.
- 50Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisWith a body built for action and a smile made for comedy, Smith eases through his scenes -- cool but never scary, a touch hip-hop and thoroughly audience-friendly. And unlike Lawrence, he can act. Smith's ability to put over a scene, combined with his matinee charm, goes a long way to making the film's violence palatable.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonJust like "Bad Boys," only louder, longer and the stars get paid more.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe movie’s length forces our suspension of disbelief for at least an hour more than is comfortable and pushes mindlessness to a dangerous longevity.
- 38New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIf you think you're tough enough, go ahead and sit through the endurance test that is Bad Boys 2, a brutal, 2 1/2-hour display of production overkill.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is so choppy in its nervous editing that a lot of the time we're simply watching senseless kinetic action.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's basically the longest (a butt-numbing 21/2 hours), the most expensive (a reportedly obscene $150 million), most vulgar and by far the stupidest episode of "Miami Vice" ever.
- 20TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThere's at least one ending too many, Union regularly vanishes for long stretches of the movie, and director Michael Bay's unmitigated pandering to viewers who whoop with glee whenever someone gets it between the eyes is genuinely distasteful.