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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Review: Will Smith & Martin Lawrence deliver an all-guns-blazing summer gem

The comic moments and inventive action sequences come thick and fast in the franchise's laugh-packed, full-tilt fourth instalment After the rainiest spring in Britain since 1986, Bad Boys: Ride or Die  is a welcome two-hour blast of fast-paced, swashbuckling, wisecracking summer energy. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence dust off their buddy chemistry to return as hotshot Miami cops Mike and Marcus. The duo are looking to clear the name of their beloved late boss Captain Howard, who is being framed for corruption by a thinly-drawn drug cartel leader. Mike’s son Armando (Jacob Scipio) is the only person who can identify the villain, and after a dramatic fight involving gym equipment and a tense tussle aboard a crashing helicopter, Marcus, Mike and Armando find themselves on the run. The plot is in top gear from the opening scene, providing inventive and captivating action sequences – including a climactic battle in a crocodile-infested derelict amusement park – peppered with comic bante...