Since there are plenty of reviews on content, I will keep this short. I picked this movie up at a bargain bin price, and do not recall watching it before. All I can think of is the mug shot of Nick Nolte. There is not much comic relief by Eddie Murphy in this movie. There are some action scenes, but nothing spectacular.

The picture transfer to DVD is grainy (especially in bright scenes), with a 5.1 track that has some impact on explosions.

This is an OK bargain bin purchase, if you want to add it to your collection.

Here, the sequel to 48 Hours which catapulted Eddie Murphy to stardom in 1990 does not quite recapture the magic of the first movie. Sure, the action is loud and sometimes hilarious as when Reggie Hammond, ex-Con, tells the people in the nightclub, "Anyone else want a limp?" This is just after he shoots a huge wrestler type bad guy who was going to attack him right in the left kneecap. I liked the action scene with the creepy shootout in the seedy San Francisco Chinatown hotel where the dynamic duo track down the long haired hippie like biker assassins. There is a twist, of course, in fact there is a double twist to the tale. The main culprit called the "Ice-man", who is a big time drug dealer, turns out to be someone very close to suspended Police Inspector Cates played by Nick Nolte. Nolte looks a bit old and haggard in this movie. He really needs plastic surgery and Botox if he wants to play any more lead roles. No love interest, just the crazy buddy-buddy antic of the 2 unlikely heroes. watch it when you are bored and have nothing better to do. Enjoy! By Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet

Why didnt Reggie recognize the Iceman (Detective Keyhoe) in the first movie...In the first movie, Reggie was in the precinct quite often, why didnt he recognize the Iceman then??????

I like this movie, but Reggie was the only one who knew what the Iceman looked like and the Iceman worked right next to Nolte?? his friend??...it is just a huge hole in the plot, but I did find the movie fun

They get in fistfights again, they still treat eachother like dirt, Eddie does "Roxanne" again, Nolte shoots at the guy holding a gun against Eddie's head again, another redneck bar, the same "sky blue Cadillac", the list goes on and on. Never have I seen a sequel so desperate to cling to its predecessor as this one. And sequels are NOTORIOUS for clinging to their predecessors ("American Pie 2" and "American Wedding" anyone?). It has its moments, but trouble is you've seen most of them before when they were still fresh and original. Worth renting if you're a fan of the original, but certainly not a "must-own".

IN THIS ONE, JACK CATES NEEDS REGGIE'S [WHO'S JUST GOTTEN RELEASED FROM JAIL] HELP TO HELP HIM SAVE HIS JOB AND CLEAR HIS NAME OF A WRONGFUL DEATH. THE VILLAINS HERE AREN'T AS HALF AS ENTERTAINING AS THE ORIGINALS WERE. AGAIN, EDDIE MURPHY DOES A MEDIOCRE SEQUEL. THE TWO LEADS ARE STILL FUN TO WATCH, BUT, THE PLOT REALLY BRINGS IT DOWN. IT'S NOWHERE NEAR AS FUNNY AS THE ORIGINAL, BUT, I GUESS IT MAKES AN OK COMEDY/ACTIONER.