This film is set about a year after the previous instalment; it is about a week before Ben's wedding, having graduated from the academy he is now a probationary police officer, and soon-to-be brother in law James still doesn't think he has what it takes to be a detective. A lead in James's latest case sees the duo heading down to Miami to pick up 'AJ', a hacker who encrypted data they need to access. It soon becomes apparent that AJ is being targeted by a local crime lord who the authorities believe is a pillar of the community. This puts James and Ben in danger and sees them caught up in shootouts, car chases and other dangerous situations. This time they aren't always working alone as they work with tough Miami cop Maya Cruz.
Whether you enjoy this film will be largely down to how much you enjoyed the first as it is basically the same but in a new city and with a new villain. Some freshness in injected by the addition of AJ, another fairly comical character and Maya, who is almost the female version of James. The story provides a decent amount of action which is exciting even if one never really fears for our protagonists' safety. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are fun as James and Ben; I'm glad that the writers didn't change the dynamic between them. Ken Jeong and Olivia Munn were fun additions as AJ and Maya Cruz respectively and Benjamin Bratt was solid as bad guy Antonio Pope, even if the character was more than a little cliché. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody who enjoyed the first film.
Whether you enjoy this film will be largely down to how much you enjoyed the first as it is basically the same but in a new city and with a new villain. Some freshness in injected by the addition of AJ, another fairly comical character and Maya, who is almost the female version of James. The story provides a decent amount of action which is exciting even if one never really fears for our protagonists' safety. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are fun as James and Ben; I'm glad that the writers didn't change the dynamic between them. Ken Jeong and Olivia Munn were fun additions as AJ and Maya Cruz respectively and Benjamin Bratt was solid as bad guy Antonio Pope, even if the character was more than a little cliché. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody who enjoyed the first film.