Bad Boys 4 ignores Mike's love interest. The franchise was founded three years ago

Warning: Spoilers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die below!Bad Boys: Ride or Die sees Will Smith's eternal bachelor Mike getting married – just not to the love interest the franchise teased in the previous entry. The Bad boys The film series follows the exploits of Miami detectives Mike and Marcus (Martin Lawrence), who are somehow best friends despite their completely opposite personalities. The series is known for its mix of comedy and set pieces, with action writer Michael Bay making his name with the 1995 original.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die's The cast introduces several new characters to the franchise, including Mike's former physical therapist Christine (Melanie Liburd). Ride or die begins with Christine and Mike getting marriedwhich is a major development from the cocky, womanizing character the latter was at the start of the series. Of course, Mike's fear of losing Christine and protecting her from the film's villains is an important part of the finale.

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Also back for Bad Boys: Ride or Die is Paola Núñez as Rita, the head of AMMO (AKA Advanced Miami Metro Operations). Rita is Mike's ex-girlfriend, and viewers may remember that Bad boys for life The ending implied that the couple might find a solution. By the third entry, Mike experienced strong growth; He narrowly survived a shooting that landed him in the hospital and also learned that the shooter was the son he never knew he had.

In short, he's been through a lot, but Mike's relationship with Rita suggested that he was finally ready to grow up. Cut to the opening scenes of Bad Boys: Ride or Dieand Mike marries a character the audience has never seen before Rita has married the ambitious politician Adam Lockwood (Ioan Gruffudd).. This might prove disappointing for those who were invested in their romance, although the duo appears to have moved on from each other without any bitterness.

The story of “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” required that Mike and Rita not fall in love

The romance between Mike and Rita wasn't meant to be

Even though it seemed like Mike and Rita were going to get together at some point, it's totally okay that they didn't. Ride or die takes a more interesting path in their relationship where they have moved on from their previous romance but remained close friends instead. It is possible that after the events of Bad boys for life They met again for a short time, only to come to the conclusion that it wasn't going to work out. There is also a historical reason for this separation, because Rita is married to one of them Ride or Die's Main villains.

In a plot twist that's somewhat easy to predict, Lockwood is revealed to be in league with Eric Dane's antagonist McGrath. Lockwood helped portray the late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) as corrupt as well and tried to kill Rita when she learned the truth. However, the latter takes revenge Bad Boys: Ride or Die's In the end, the heroes end up in a shootout with McGrath's men in an abandoned amusement park. After an attempt to escape Rita kicks Lockwood into an alligator pit, where he is quickly devoured.

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“Bad Boys 5” won’t revisit the Mike/Rita romance

While Rita's marriage obviously ended bitterly (and bloodily), Mike and Christine are very much in love. It's one of the mistakes of Bad Boys: Ride or Die that the sequel doesn't give a very clear picture of Christine as a character. She is supposedly Mike's physical therapist and helped him recover after the attempt on his life in the third film, but she has never been mentioned before. Christine is also used as a McGuffin in the fourth part and is practically there to be kidnapped in the finale so that Mike and Co. can save her.

If a potential Bad Boys 5 continues – and that is entirely possible Ride or Die's 404 million US dollars box office revenue (via Box office mojo) – Christine needs to be portrayed in much more detail. Despite it, The sequel makes it clear that Mike and Christine are together for the long hauland it would be strange if the next entry flipped the script again and Rita and Mike ended up together. An even worse idea would be that they were having an affair.

Ultimately, Bad Boys: Ride or Die chose the more interesting option with the Mike/Rita relationship. Not every romance works out, and Rita didn't have to be Mike's girlfriend to play a key role. The AMMO troupe has therefore also become an important part of the most recent sequels If there is a fifth film, Rita will almost certainly return.

Source: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment in the action-comedy film series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The series focuses on hard-boiled Miami detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett as they take on dangerous drug lords and thwart dangerous plans while trying to stop the flow of illegal drugs in their city.

director

Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Release date

June 7, 2024

Studio(s)

Columbia Pictures, 2.0 Entertainment, Don Simpson Films, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Westbrook Studios

writer

Chris Bremner

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