Review of Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) by Voodoo123 — 01 Feb 2020
In terms of production value, Cop II is a stylistic improvement over the original in many ways.... Scott's direction and some of those beautiful 'magic hour' sunset photography moments are pure 80's cheese at its best.
Combined with the ADD pacing and cocaine fuelled editing - everything feels nicely 'heightened'. The excellent supporting cast return to deliver great performances. Sadly the plot is paper thin and even though really the whole film is a grand yet transparent vehicle to showcase Eddie Murphy for his comedic and dramatic skills on camera, I laughed more and felt the screenplay in BHC1 was stronger but enjoyed the 'cop action genre' stuff more in BHC2.
This holds up well in 2020.
This review of Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) was written by Voodoo123 on 01 February 2020.
Beverly Hills Cop II has generally received mixed reviews.
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