Reprising the characters that launched their big-screen careers in 1995, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reteam with director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer for their entry in the Summer of Sequels, "Bad Boys II." The technically virtuosic actioner gives new meaning to the word overkill, ratcheting up body count and vehicle smash-ups to dizzying heights in a high-decibel demolition-fest set amid Miami drug wars. A keener sense of proportion might have better served the material.

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