| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"...most of the time, a heck of a lot of fun to watch." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The movie has a carelessness that shows a contempt for the audience." more... |
D |
Chicago Tribune
Michael 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." more... |
B- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"The results are rarely good, but they can be fun." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...could've shaved off about half of the action--and that surprisingly raw showing of gore--and would have been just fine." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...the whole affair becomes pretty clunky and unfunny after a while." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"The boys are back in a bigger, longer, louder -- but not better -- escapade." more... |
C- |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...Bad Boys II doesn't just raise the bar on movie action — it pulverizes the bar, along with most of your senses." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...vile, noisy, excessive, pandering and seemingly endless..." more... |
D |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Mr. Bay (director) may lack restraint (also taste, wit and shame), but he does have an undeniable flair for sleaze, noise and vulgarity." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...Bad Boys II isn't just bad - it's a catastrophic violation of every aspect of cinema that I as a film critic hold dear." more... |
D- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...the cinematic equivalent of toxic waste..." more... |
F |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...at 147 long minutes, just too much of a mediocre thing." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ellen A. Kim |
"...an unabashed guilty pleasure." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...appallingly mean-spirited..." more... |
D+ |
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