Department of Composition

Assignment

Name: Zunaira Zia

Cast:
 Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene 'Mike' Lowrey
 Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett
 Paola Núñez as Lieutenant Rita Secada, head of AMMO, Mike's ex-girlfriend
 Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly, weapons expert of AMMO
 Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, tech expert of AMMO
 Charles Melton as Rafe, member of AMMO
 Jacob Scipio as Armando Aretas, Mike and Isabel's son
 Kate del Castillo as Isabel 'La Bruja' Aretas, Mike's ex-lover and Armando's mother
 Nicky Jam as Lorenzo 'Zway-Lo' Rodríguez
 Joe Pantoliano as Captain Conrad Howard
  Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett, Marcus' wife
 Massi Furlan as Lee Taglin
 Happy Anderson as Jenkins
 Dennis Greene as Reggie
 Bianca Bethune as Megan Burnett, Marcus' daughter
 Michael Bay as Wedding MC
 DJ Khaled as Manny the Butcher
 Rory Markham as Booker Grassie

Summary:
Isabel Aretas, widow of cartel kingpin Benito Aretas, escapes from a Mexican prison with the
aid of her son Armando. Isabel sends Armando to Miami, tasking him with recovering a
substantial stash of money her husband Benito had hidden, as well as assassinating the people
responsible for his arrest and eventual death in prison. Isabel demands that Armando kill
Miami detective Mike Lowrey last.
In Miami, Mike accompanies his partner Marcus Burnett to the birth of his first grandson.
Desiring to spend more time with his family, the aging Marcus tells Mike he intends to retire,
to Mike's chagrin. During a party celebrating Marcus' grandson, Mike is shot by Armando
and left in a coma for six months. Chastised by Isabel for targeting Mike first, Armando
continues to assassinate other targets on his list during Mike's convalescence.
Following Mike's recovery, he is determined to seek revenge and unsuccessfully attempts to
recruit the now-retired Marcus, causing a fall out between them. Mike violently obtains the
identity of arms dealer Booker Grassie from an informant. Realizing that Mike will not heed
orders to stay away from the investigation, Captain Howard reluctantly allows him to work
with the tech-driven team in charge, the Advanced Miami Metro Operations (AMMO), led by
Mike's ex-girlfriend Rita Seceda. While the team surveils Grassie at an arms deal, Mike
determines that the buyers intend to kill Grassie and intervenes, but fails to save him. Later,
Marcus is called by Carver Remy, an old informant who believes the assassin is after him.
Marcus contacts Mike and the pair travel to Carver, but are too late to save him. Armando
escapes after a fistfight with Mike.
Captain Howard later reveals his intentions to retire as well, offering advice to Mike that he
needs to find a path forward in life. He is abruptly assassinated by Armando moments later.
The captain's death pulls Marcus out of retirement, but he intends to work as a team with
AMMO. They track down Grassie's accountant, who leads them to Lorenzo "Zway-Lo"
Rodriguez. They infiltrate Zway-Lo's birthday party leading to a destructive car chase.
Armando arrives in a helicopter to rescue Zway-Lo, but inadvertenly kills him when he
blocks Armando's ability to shoot the pursuing Mike. As he lines up a shot, Armando tells
Mike "Hasta el fuego". Gunfire from Marcus creates cover for Mike, who falls into the water
below.
AMMO is shut down because of the failed operation. In private, Mike reveals to Marcus that
Armando is his son. Before partnering with Marcus, Mike worked as an undercover officer in
the Aretas cartel where he met Isabel. They fell in love and intended to run away together,
using "Hasta el fuego" as a made-up secret catchphrase. Mike ultimately remained loyal to
the police, realizing how dangerous Isabel had become. Despite Mike's opposition, Marcus
and AMMO join him in Mexico City to confront her.
At the Hidalgo Palace, Mike meets Isabel and scolds her for concealing the truth from him. A
shootout quickly ensues between AMMO and Isabel's men. Marcus shoots the pilot of
Isabel's support helicopter, causing it to crash into the central lobby and starting a fire.
Marcus confronts Isabel, while Mike tries to explain the truth to Armando. Armando begins
to beat up Mike, but he refuses to retaliate. Demanding the truth from his mother, Isabel
confirms to Armando that Mike is his father. Realizing the task he spent a lifetime training
for was a lie, Armando tries to protect his father, leading to Isabel inadvertently shooting
Armando in the chest while aiming for Mike. Enraged, she attempts to finish Mike, but Rita
intervenes and shoots Isabel, sending her falling into the flames below. Marcus almost falls
into the fire too, but Armando and Mike pull him up.
Sometime later, Rita has been promoted to police Captain, while Mike and Marcus are placed
in charge of AMMO. Mike visits a remorseful Armando in prison, offering him a chance to
earn some redemption, which he accepts.

CREATIVE ELEMENTS:
This engrossing movie kicks-off with highly hilarious moment set off in a car at the aisle of
Miami Beach where Mike nailed the steering wheel with his driving force towards the
hospital and I think without a speedometer(hehee!) and Marcus being besides the driver’s
seat, he is hilariously yelling and scared like he’s gonna die by Mike’s daredevil driving…
This is merely at the beginning scene, just imagine, what this powerhouse characters
propound throughout its run? for that you definitely need to watch this action, comedy and
mystery packed movie.

OPINION:
Bad Boys for Life is like a less self-aware Hot Fuzz, a movie about how much of a pain in the
ass it is to be cops who work with wannabe action heroes. Lowrey in particular is hotheaded
in a way that would be troubling if he were played by anyone other than Will Smith:
bloodthirsty, reckless, and self-interested to the point where he’s almost entirely unlikable.
Smith’s excessive and undeniable charm is the only reason Lowrey works at all, and even
then, it’s barely enough because Will Smith, like Mike Lowrey, isn’t the firebrand he used to
be. Current slang doesn’t roll off his tongue as naturally, and these days the lusty reckless cop
act suits him poorly. Martin Lawrence, though? He’s perfect, and when the two of them find
a groove — like an extended bit where the two merely sit on a plane and razz each other for
several minutes — it’s still fun to watch.

CONCLUSION:
Bad Boys for Life is admirable in its lack of ambition. It’s here to serve action and comedy in
roughly proportionate amounts, with big set pieces that are just thrilling enough to hook you
and jokes that are just funny enough for you to hope no one dies. I like having a big movie
every year that I can watch with a solid hip-hop / Urbana soundtrack, where the fades are
tight, crisp white Nikes are standard issue, and dudes who look like my uncle chew scenery
alongside reggaeton stars (or, in the case of Nicky Jam, reggaeton stars who look like my
uncle). Movies where performative masculinity is taken to cartoonish lengths, and women cut
them down several pegs while also kicking ass on their own. Movies that end with a cookout
and cheap imported beer, you know what I mean? Bad Boys for Life is that movie, and if
you’ve got a need for one, it’ll do the job.