just watch it!

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

What begins as a feel-good-human-interest story turns into a mystery, then a tragedy, and ultimately an outrage.

Usually a sequel in the 80's to a great movie tanked but this one actually was better than the original. The action was constant and flowed quickly. I read that the original run time was cut quite a bit by the studio and many of the supporting cast had reduced screen time. Nolte was great and continued his original character. Murphy definitely took over as first billed and was a much more dominant lead character. The plot had a continued story from the original that made it interesting. The laughs were good and another great soundtrack. The only con was some of the gunfights had bullets flying everywhere but everyone was missing.

San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) has been tracking mysterious drug-lord Iceman. Iceman henchman Tyrone Burroughs is hiring a hit-man to kill Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy). Jack kills the hit-man but Tyrone escapes. Internal affairs Blake Wilson investigates and Jack is suspended facing possible charges. Reggie is getting out of prison after his 5 years. He demands to get his money from Jack but Jack refuses unless Reggie helps him. Tyrone hires Ganz and the violent biker gang to kill Reggie. Ganz is looking to avenge his brother and kill Jack. After they are both attacked, they are forced together once again.Director Walter Hill returns with Nolte and Murphy. It is wall to wall violence. It's explosions, gun battles, crashes and kills. However, the comedy isn't there any more and the vile language has been tone down quite a lot. I still like the guys but they don't have the same chemistry. It's missing the raw energy and Murphy's humor in the original.

Seven years on, a wearied Nolte, hair cropped and the lively sidekick, Murphy re team in this bigger action spectacle. While the original was more restrained, and did take a while to get to where it's going, this however surprisingly much more entertaining, as if the start is anything to go back. Apparently Nolte and Murphy, are in an avenging fire, as Gain's brother wants retribution, and we know Nolte, never losing his character, isn't gonna go down easy. Nolte enlist Murphy's help to catch this angry son of a bitch, and of course he's reluctant as first until Nolte tries blackmailing tactics on him. Murphy who is almost is free as a bird takes up with Nolte after assassination attempts are made on him. Now the angry and avenging return fire and this is where the fun of the movie lies. Even if not liking the original, which was more solid, atmospheric and hard edged, and of better quality, here's one you'll like more with racey punchy action, with an end, very much similar to the original, plus a shock turn involving one of Nolte's very own from the original, which I liked.

The inevitable sequel is hardly original in any sense of the word, but again that works in the film's favour.See if this sounds familiar:Hardened cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) obtains a temporary release for convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) in order to hunt down some hardened criminals linked to a major drug dealer in the San Francisco area known as the Iceman. Violence and profanity ensue…Many of the minor characters from the first film return – predominantly cops as most of the bad guys ended up dead – even the music is essentially the same. Hell I'm even about to give it the same score!Jack and Reggie trail the Iceman through the same areas, using almost the same techniques, often resulting in the same trail of bodies. The filmmakers smartly rev up the friction in the early goings and maintain it so that the pair are always just a little on edge and distrustful of each other.Internal affairs are on Jack's case due to his 'carefree' attitude to the law and procedure, and Reggie is being dogged by rednecks again. There is another bar fight, another hotel shootout and another standoff. This film though obviously boasts a bigger budget, with most of it spent on big explosions and a few eye-opening stunts. Final Rating – 7.5 / 10. Another 48 Hrs doesn't reinvent the wheel to bring Reggie and Jack back together, if anything this 'same (funny action-packed) sh*t, different (two) day(s)'