𝘽𝘼𝘿 𝘽𝙊𝙔𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 — I'm a fan of Michael Bay's "Bad Boys" and "Bad Boys II", both old school action movies, the kind you don't get to see much these days. They star Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett of Miami PD, and both movies had the cops going against drug dealers. Part 3 comes from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and sees the Bad Boys coming back into action when an attempt on Mike's life is made by an unknown assassin, and when others from a past case are gunned down. Part 3 comes 17 years after Part 2 (which itself was released 8 years after the first). I initially was skeptical about how the movie would be. But reviews said the movie was surprisingly good, and I share that opinion – it's far better than one would expect. It continues that blend of action and comedy, the action scenes are good. Will Smith is as charismatic as ever, the two leads work well together in both the comedic moments as well as the dramatic ones.I was so happy to hear Mark Mancina's original theme music recalled here. Apparently Michael Bay wanted a more generic beats oriented score for Part 2, so the theme didn't come back, so it's nice to hear it in Part 3.I felt that the original two movies were more fun than this one. The tone was a bit inconsistent here, I felt it leaned more towards drama than the comedy and was a bit more serious. I thought it overstayed its welcome a bit also, with its last act set in Mexico City going on for too long.But nevertheless I liked Part 3 a lot and look forward to the fourth, which apparently has been fast tracked, so we won't have to wait till 2044 for it. I read that the title for Part 3 is a kind of missed opportunity – they could've called this just "Bad Boys 3" and the fourth "Bad Boys 4 Life". This is the first entry on the Anticipated Movies of 2020 artwork I'm working on, I drew Will Smith as Mike. The second square is John David Washington from "Tenet". They're one inch square in size, drawn with Prismacolor pencils on Canson paper.Note: There's a reference to dyeing one's beard here, something I never thought I'd see in a movie!
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