In the opening scene of The Other Guys, the 2010 action-comedy directed by Adam McKay, bulletproof action-star police officers confidently leap off the roof of a building in pursuit of their perps. Played by Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson, the officers agree to “aim for the bushes” before plummeting to their deaths.
Ride or Die, the latest installment of the Bad Boys franchise, which that movie was loosely parodying, features its iconic gun-slinging partners returning to survive far more ridiculous stunts: mid-air helicopter shootouts, thrilling car chases, and explosions galore. Ride or Die packs all the over-the-top hallmarks you’d expect from the series. Like its predecessor, Bad Boys for Life, Ride or Die wasn’t directed by Michael Bay, but it certainly does his incendiary craft justice.
