When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
It's one of the most cynically engineered sequels ever.
– Peter Rainer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2014
rotten:
Landis relies on routine action -- and cameos by such noted filmmakers as George Lucas, John Singleton, Martha Coolidge and others -- to hide the fact that there's no engine under his movie's hood.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
2 May 2014
rotten:
The mix of violence and laughs never gels, the rejoinders are snapless, the pace slack.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
2 May 2014
fresh:
The movie... isn't nearly as fresh as the first Cop flick was. But I must admit that it's a whole lot more enjoyable than the contemptible crashathon known as Beverly Hills Cop II.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2014
rotten:
Eddie Murphy needs to shoot off his mouth. It's his best weapon, and the one that's unique to his arsenal. When a movie mostly requires him to shoot off a gun he becomes just another action star, and another talent wasted in lazily miscalculated material.