At the climax of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” — the fourth installment of the buddy cop blockbuster starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — Smith's character has a panic attack, and Lawrence's character slaps him — not just once, but several times.
It’s a knowing, overly self-conscious wink to the infamous “The Slap,” that incident at the Oscars that we all saw a few years back, where Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage and told him to keep his wife — Jada’s — name out of his mouth.
This is Smith’s most recent attempt to address the incident (once and, perhaps, for all) in hopes of regaining the success he once had.
No. No, this will not work.
Will, go away for a while. Move to Bora Bora or Thailand if you can live life out of the spotlight. Make us miss you. Make us remember your remarkable career as it was. Eventually, we'll forgive you. What’s now awkward and cringe will be a passing shower or a joke.
So, what do you think? How can Will reclaim his glory days. Let me know in the comments.
On that note, I’m James Brown and as always be well
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