Jayson Tatum is no stranger to getting some ink done, but his new leg tattoo is a lot to take in.
An ode to his love of film, Tatum got “LIFE” written on his leg after his favourite movie, the 1999 comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. He then had each letter filled in with his favourite movie characters, which include:
- Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald in John Q
- Will Smith as Hitch, from Hitch — but more specifically, the scene where he had an allergic reaction
- Wesley Snipes as Sidney Deane in White Men Can’t Jump
- Dash from The Incredibles
Just taking a moment to appreciate Jayson Tatum for getting a tattoo of allergic-reaction Hitch pic.twitter.com/ikPQ8erDzV
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) September 18, 2023
This is a mixed bag of movies. LIFE is good. It was an unabashed cash-in on bringing the Bad Boys cast back together, but I don’t have any problems. John Q is a terrible movie, and I don’t know how anyone has that on a best-of list. Hitch is fun; I think it’s okay. White Men Can’t Jump is a sports movie masterpiece. I love it.
I think The Incredibles is overrated, but Tatum was six when it came out, so I’ll give him the nostalgia benefit of the doubt. I think it’s bizarre to pick Dash, though, because I don’t think anyone’s favourite character in The Incredibles is Dash.
The horizontal script with the vertical portraits hurts looking at this tattoo. I don’t know how you’d improve this, but it looks off. The other thing is why this scene from Hitch and Will Smith has questions, too.
Will Smith’s reaction 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/T9o3lTIB7T
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) September 19, 2023
Ultimately, it’s not up to me to judge. If Tatum loves this tattoo, then live your LIFE.