Bad Boys 4 ignores Mike’s love interest The franchise established 3 years ago

Warning: Spoilers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die below!Bad Boys: Ride or Die See how Will Smith’s eternal bachelor Mike got married – but not to the love interest that the franchise set up in the previous entry. The Bad boys Movie franchise follows the exploits of Miami detectives Mike and Marcus (Martin Lawrence), who are somehow best friends despite their polar opposite personalities. The series is known for its blend of comedy and set pieces, with action auteur Michael Bay making his name with the 1995 original.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Cast introduces several new characters to the franchise, including Mike’s former physical therapist Christine (Melanie Liburd). ride or die Opens with Christine and Mike getting marriedWhich marks a major evolution from the khaki, womanizing figure the latter was when the series began. Of course, Mike’s fear of losing Christine and defending her against the movie’s villains is a key part of the finale.

Mike and Rita don’t end up together in Bad Boys 4 after the setup of Bad Boys For Life

The third Bad Boys implies a different future for Mike Lowrey

Also returned 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 recall that Bad boys for life Ending implies that the couple might work out. The third entry saw Mike go through a lot of growth; He barely survived a shooting that left him in the hospital and also found out 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 suggests he’s finally ready to grow up. Cut to the opening scenes of Bad Boys: Ride or DieAnd Mike is getting married to a character that audiences have never seen before, while Rita marries ambitious politician Adam Lockwood (Ioan Gruffudd). This may be disappointing for those invested in their romance, although the duo seem to have moved on from each other without bitterness.

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’s Story doesn’t need Mike and Rita to be in love

Mike and Rita’s romance was not meant to be

While Mike and Rita seemed likely to end up together, it’s perfectly fine that they didn’t. ride or die takes a more interesting route with 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 briefly, only to decide it wasn’t going to work. There is also a reason for this separation, because Rita is married to one of them ride or die Chief villain.

In a plot twist that was equally easy to see coming, Lockwood is revealed to be in league with Eric Dane’s antagonist McGrath. Lockwood helped frame the late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) as corrupt as well, and tries to kill Rita when she learns the truth. The latter gets her revenge though, with Bad Boys: Ride or Die The ending sees the heroes get into a shootout with McGrath’s men in an abandoned amusement park. After trying to escape, Rita kicks Lockwood into an alligator pit, where he is quickly devoured.

Mike’s marriage in Bad Boys 4 eliminates any hopes of him and Rita together

Bad Boys 5 will not rekindle the Mike/Rita romance

While Rita’s marriage obviously ended on a sour (and bloody) note, Mike and Christine are very much in love. It is one of the disadvantages of Bad Boys: Ride or Die That the sequel does not 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 is never mentioned before. Christine is also used as a McGuffin in the fourth outing and is basically there to be kidnapped in the finale so Mike and Co. can save her.

If a potential Bad Boys 5 Move forward – and that’s very possible given ride or die $404 million box-office gross (via Box Office Mojo) – Christine needs to be much more meaty. yet, The sequel makes it clear that Mike and Christine are together for the long haulAnd it would be weird for the next entry to flip the script again and Rita and Mike wind up together. An even worse idea would be seeing them have an affair.

finally, Bad Boys: Ride or Die Taking the more interesting option with the Mike/Rita relationship. Not every romance will work out, and Rita didn’t need to be Mike’s girlfriend to play a key role either. The AMMO Squad also became an important part of the latest sequels, thus If a fifth film happens, Rita will almost certainly return.

Source: Box Office Mojo, Rotten tomatoes