What a fun ride. This second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series was just as exceptional as the first. It was more action-packed, well, at least when there was action. This felt like it was more plot-oriented, both when I was watching it, and now, when I've finished watching it. And that took me by surprise, which I think has taken a toll on me, writing this. The plot of the first movie was simpler, easier to understand, while the plot of this movie took a little more effort, and because I wasn't expecting the plot to not be as simple and easy to understand, the little more effort became even more. My brain is still processing everything and hasn't caught up to the here and now for focusing on what to write. But it's fine, it turned out fine. Moving on, the soundtrack was pretty excellent as well. That's probably the obvious conclusion, but still. I think I like the songs used just a tiny bit more than the songs used in the first one. While I potentially enjoyed it more than the first installment, the movie itself hasn't given me that inclination to give it the same rating that I gave the first installment, an eight. That's why I've gone with a seven, instead. I'm not sure what the cause of that is or could be, and it stumps me, as it is contradictory to the fact that I think I enjoyed this movie more than I did the first. Anyway, this was a solid second addition to this film series. I'm going to get right to watching the third. I'm a little anxious, though. The overall audience rating percentage of it is lower than the first two. That seems foreboding. I think it'll be fine, I just hope it doesn't tarnish what could've been for when I watch it had I not seen that the audience rating percentage for it was lower than for the first two films.

Entertaining enough sequel isn't as sharp as the original and some parts felt like Murphy's stand-up routine, and while the plot itself was weak, did enjoy the on-screen friendships between Murphy, Reinhold and Ashton. **3.5/5**

Well I suppose a sequel to the 1984 success was inevitable, and to be fair Tony Scott has managed to re-assemble the cast from the first film and recruit Jürgen Prochnow ("Dent") to adopt the Steven Berkoff role as baddie-in-chief. The rest of this is pretty much a straight copy of the original as Eddie Murphy's "Foley" reunites with "Ashton" (John Taggart) and "Rosewood" (Judge Reinhold) to get to the bottom of an assassination attempt on their beloved "Bogomil" (Ronny Cox) after he had been suspended for failing to make inroads into the media-dominating "alphabet crimes". What now ensues is really a vehicle for the star and his quick-mouth. The others continue to deliver well as foils for his antics, though this time they are more active participants and less unwilling victims! The plot is thin, but that doesn't matter - Prochnow offers just about enough menace and there are still plenty of perilous scenarios for them to, obviously, get trapped into and then escape from! It clearly isn't as fresh now, the characters are regurgitating themselves to some extent, but as sequels go this one retains much of the character and joie de vivre of the fish-out-of-water aspects that worked well before. It's not great, but it's an easy and entertaining film to watch.