Bright has a central idea rife with potential and whilst it definitely doesn't live up to that idea it remains fun and hilariously misguided. The central class conflict has an astonishing lack of subtlety but it only adds to how funny the whole thing is, intentional or not (definitely mostly unintentional).
This film is so incredibly lucky to have a leading man as talented as Will Smith mostly carrying the thing, his usual bottomless charm is complimented by a heavy amount of cynicism plus he's able to make some of the worst lines land pretty well.
The other part that holds this together is Joel Edgerton. Hidden behind some really impressive makeup he still brings so much humanity whilst also having strong chemistry with Smith. Their rapport is probably the only part of the film that is meant to be funny and actually is.
David Ayer's direction is more Suicide Squad than End of Watch which means there's a lot of conflicting stylistic choices, some of which are just so funny (a slow motion Will Smith shootout is a real highlight) and of course, plenty of needle drops (once again probably too many).
This film is so incredibly lucky to have a leading man as talented as Will Smith mostly carrying the thing, his usual bottomless charm is complimented by a heavy amount of cynicism plus he's able to make some of the worst lines land pretty well.
The other part that holds this together is Joel Edgerton. Hidden behind some really impressive makeup he still brings so much humanity whilst also having strong chemistry with Smith. Their rapport is probably the only part of the film that is meant to be funny and actually is.
David Ayer's direction is more Suicide Squad than End of Watch which means there's a lot of conflicting stylistic choices, some of which are just so funny (a slow motion Will Smith shootout is a real highlight) and of course, plenty of needle drops (once again probably too many).