Writers: John Fasano, Jeb Stuart, Larry Gross
Composer: James Horner
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, David Anthony Marshall, Andrew Divoff, Bernie Casey, Brent Jennings, Ted Markland, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Kitten Natividad, Frank McRae
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Here they go again. Only faster. And tougher.
Plot: Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? Nope.
James Horner...ahhh, a few minutes in and there's a riff he used extensively in COMMANDO (1985) and this isn't the only picture he re-used it in. Oh, yeah, the movie. 48 Hrs. (1982) is a great action comedy. I really dug that picture. This sequel is literally an excuse to make some money without any concern for the first film. The title couldn't be more telling. It really is another version of the first film, hitting as many memorable beats as possible from the first film. The problem is that there's nothing new here. They didn't continue the story so much as rehash the old one. Murphy and Nolte are hitting the right beats but the picture feels like few people cared enough to deliver anything beyond a technically adequate movie. It's disappointing to say the least but it does have a good cast with a lot of great character actors whose faces you'll probably recognize. There's some great talent here but they're wasted on a story that feels like a bad cover tune. The Paramount DVD has no extras but the theatrical trailer and it along with the film are presented in non-anamorphic widescreen.
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