Bad Boys For Life Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

6. It's The Funniest Of The Three Films

Though all three of the Bad Boys movies are filled with memorable one-liners, Bad Boys for Life just might be the most consistently hilarious of the lot.

First and foremost, the film has plenty of ready-made jokes relating to the passage of time and how both Mike and Marcus have changed since we last saw them.

But most refreshing is the film's generally less-mean spirited tone than the first two films: gone are the unpleasant jokes that punch down at gays and other marginalised groups, replaced with more general character-based and situational humour.

Credit to the script for also avoiding low-hanging comedic fruit, given that many of the supporting characters are played by millennials, yet scarcely does the film feel like it's decrying the vitality of youth in favour of the experienced old-guard.

Martin Lawrence in particular is the funniest he's been in many years here, and the tonal shifts between gory action and wise-cracking one-liners have never felt this comfortable in the series before.