As was also expected, its footage includes scenes with helicopters, explosions, chases and shootouts designed in pursuit of maximum frenzy, which at times are impressive and often are simply confusing and for which, in general, we must recognize the waste of energy. In addition, his plot twist is completely meaningless and it makes it difficult for the viewer to be more than slightly interested in what is happening, especially with regard to a handful of secondary characters who will undoubtedly mean nothing to those who do not perfectly remember the previous installments of the saga. And that’s okay because the only essential ingredient in all of them is the chemistry Smith and Lawrence share, as abundant today as the first day. In fact, the best moments of Ride Or Die -Like the ones of Bad Boys For Life– are those in which the film exhibits self-aware humor at the expense of both the age and obsolescence of its protagonists and, consequently, its own existence. Too bad there aren’t enough of them and they don’t sound really sincere.
