Un detective suelto en Hollywood 2

It's always a risk watching any old movie. There are, of course, many fine classics that only improve with age. However that's the exception in my experience and so, so many don't pass muster no matter how well they were received at the time.

That's pretty much the case for "Beverly Hills Cop II" as it followed close on the heels of the original. Eddie Murphy remains a motor-mouthed comedian and has enough charisma to keep the movie afloat. His shtick isn't all that funny from a distance but it's good enough.

The rest of the movie is rather trite and the script a nonsense that lacks even action film logic. You've got an arms dealer, some violent robberies and Hugh Hefner. I suppose that made sense when strip clubs were a Hollywood staple but now it's just embarrassing.

Still the film isn't awful and it's an easy, relatively short watch. You've got plenty of action, a reasonable quota of recycled jokes and some decent actors. Not great but not terrible.