Another 48 HRS.

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


A very bad movie   August 4, 2006
Huey Freeman (Anywhere)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

"48 hours" was a classic -- one of the most original movies ever made. This sequal is just bad. The plot is contrived and doesn't make much sense, neither Eddie nor Nick Nolte looks like they enjoyed making it, and the pure joy and fun that made the first movie so captivating is completely missing.

Not recommended.


Another pointless sequel   September 8, 2008
Nuisance (Miami)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

48 Hrs is the Vito Corleone of buddy cop movies. Another 48 Hrs is Fredo. What do you think made the first one a hit? It wasnt just Eddie and Nick's chemistry onscreen it was also fresh material to work with. Another 48 Hrs is just a tired retread of the first movie.

In this one Reggie Hammond(Eddie Murphy) is about to be released from jail. On his way out of prison, some biker punks shoot up his bus causing it to flip over several time. Nick's character is bent on catching a drug dealer by the name of Iceman and figures out that his case is tied in with Reggie's especially after the same people who shot at him, shot at Reggie too.

What ensues is a bunch of pointless bar brawls with stupid hicks and shoot outs with biker gang members. Eddie Murphy looks like he didnt want to be there even though I cant say the same for Nick Nolte. The movie has its moments but for the most part is kind of bland. The humor is forced and so is the chemistry between Murphy and Nolte. If you must get this movie get the two movie (48 Hrs/Another 48 HRS)on one disc deal that they have here on Amazon. At least it wont be a total lost. 48 Hrs gave birth to the buddy cop movies. Another 48 Hrs set them back a couple of years.


STANDARD FOLLOW UP   June 6, 2006
Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

ANOTHER 48 HRS is just that--another "48 Hrs.", but this time, it's not as much fun. The first movie had the freshness of the pairing of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, and had lots of action and humor. This time around, the chemistry might still be there but it seems a little shopworn, and it's not as much fun. The plot is a rehash of thousands of crime movies, and Murphy who had now become a box office smash, gets top billing, but doesn't capitalize as much on Reggie's sense of comic timing. Andrew Divoff, who was to go on to make the WISHMASTER films, is a vile and convincing villain, but the rest of the cast seems to phone in their performances. If you really liked the first movie, you'll probably enjoy this but may be disappointed when you're finished viewing.


Bad Sequel! Bad, BAD Sequel!   August 25, 2003
birddogger5150 (Roseville, MN USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

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".