Action packed thriller comedy , following to 48 Hrs. (1982) , with a lot entertainment and amusement . Run-of-the-mill Buddy movie by the professional and prolific filmmaker Walter Hill . Once again a tough cop , San Francisco police officer , Inspector Jack Cates, (Nick Nolte) has a cool but reluctant convict (Eddie Murphy) who's about to taste freedom as a partner and another 48 hrs to catch an elusive criminal mastermind known as the "Iceman" . Meantime , Jack is almost obsessively attempting to prove his innocence from a wrong criminal accusation that threatens of losing his badge. Having spent seven long years in prison after the happenings , Jack Cates once again goes into action , as the two-fisted and gruff officer in law pushes his luck and enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond and a lot of funny things can happen in another 48 Hours . With the help of the rebel ex-convict , the two-fisted cop looking for a mysterious series killer that has blown away a number of people and carrying out a really deangerous manhunt. It is a perilous and thrilling mission and there's never a dull moment . Later on , the peculiar relationship between the rogue cop and the outlandish crook goes on growing , including sympathetic , funny dialog . The boys are back in town. Nick Nolte is a cop. Eddie Murphy is a convict. They couldn't have liked each other less. They couldn't have needed each other more. And the last place they ever expected to be is on the same side. Even for... 48 HRS .Here they go again. Only faster. An d tougher. The Boys Are Back In Town.
Overheated comedy thriller with Nick Nolte as a white redneck cop with a pending old debt from the past teams up again with a hip Afro-American convict in a rentless manhunt , both of whom encounter their lives dragging them into a new circle of violence, this time to take down ¨The Iceman¨, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area. Lots of slam-bang action , swearing , shouting , shooting , profanity and knocking over cars and other convenient obstacles with no much sense . A so-so follow-up to thbuddy routine cop classic 48 Hrs , an underrated 80's action flick with lots of action and bemusement . This is a surface material , moderately entertaining and contemptuous , as well as fun enough , thanks to the loads of action and fights .At any rate, a partíal return to form for Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy playing in his usual style . As Murphy's swaggering acting as a fast-talking con man made him a film megastar. The most visually interest stuff happens when Nolte and Murphy take off enemies and the thrilling final , when occurs a violent confrontation at a discoteque . They're well accompanied by a fine support cast , such as : Andrew Didoff as a psychotic villain , Kevin Tighe , Ed O'Ross , Tisha Campbell , David Marshall , Bernie Casey , Brent Jennings and Brion James .
It contains atmospheric but dark cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti, though mostly shot in night enviroment , discoteques , neon lights and other interiors . And pounding and thrilling musical score by the prolific James Horner , though composed by synthesizer . This is adecent production , well and adequately financed by the powerful producers Lawrence Gordon and Ralph S. Singleton. The motion picture was professionally directed by Walter Hill, providing noisy action with some good moments , especially towards the final . The veteran craftsman Hill is a good writer , producer , filmmaker who has made a lot of films of all kinds of genres , working from late 60s , early 70s to nowadays . As he has directed action movies as Hard times , The driver , Southern comfort , The warriors , Extreme prejudice, 48 Hours , Another 48 hours , Last man standing , Johnny Handsome , Undisputed. Science fiction: Supernova . Western: Geronimo American legend, Wild Bill . Long riders . Comedy : Brewster's millions . Terror : Tales of the Crypt . Musical : Crossroads . Rating 5.5/10 , it will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end and it is fun too. , but mediocre.
Overheated comedy thriller with Nick Nolte as a white redneck cop with a pending old debt from the past teams up again with a hip Afro-American convict in a rentless manhunt , both of whom encounter their lives dragging them into a new circle of violence, this time to take down ¨The Iceman¨, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area. Lots of slam-bang action , swearing , shouting , shooting , profanity and knocking over cars and other convenient obstacles with no much sense . A so-so follow-up to thbuddy routine cop classic 48 Hrs , an underrated 80's action flick with lots of action and bemusement . This is a surface material , moderately entertaining and contemptuous , as well as fun enough , thanks to the loads of action and fights .At any rate, a partíal return to form for Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy playing in his usual style . As Murphy's swaggering acting as a fast-talking con man made him a film megastar. The most visually interest stuff happens when Nolte and Murphy take off enemies and the thrilling final , when occurs a violent confrontation at a discoteque . They're well accompanied by a fine support cast , such as : Andrew Didoff as a psychotic villain , Kevin Tighe , Ed O'Ross , Tisha Campbell , David Marshall , Bernie Casey , Brent Jennings and Brion James .
It contains atmospheric but dark cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti, though mostly shot in night enviroment , discoteques , neon lights and other interiors . And pounding and thrilling musical score by the prolific James Horner , though composed by synthesizer . This is adecent production , well and adequately financed by the powerful producers Lawrence Gordon and Ralph S. Singleton. The motion picture was professionally directed by Walter Hill, providing noisy action with some good moments , especially towards the final . The veteran craftsman Hill is a good writer , producer , filmmaker who has made a lot of films of all kinds of genres , working from late 60s , early 70s to nowadays . As he has directed action movies as Hard times , The driver , Southern comfort , The warriors , Extreme prejudice, 48 Hours , Another 48 hours , Last man standing , Johnny Handsome , Undisputed. Science fiction: Supernova . Western: Geronimo American legend, Wild Bill . Long riders . Comedy : Brewster's millions . Terror : Tales of the Crypt . Musical : Crossroads . Rating 5.5/10 , it will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end and it is fun too. , but mediocre.