at the time of it release beverly hill cop be the high grossing comedy of all time and so it work out perfectly that it first sequel would be direct and produce by the juggernaut hollywood crowd pleaser don simpson and jerry bruckheimer ( and direct by none less than tony scott ) . the formula be exactly the same ( and man i really mean exactly ) and although it follow all of the usual rule of an action sequel and which state that it must have a much big budget ( axel still do his police work by his own rule and only this time he use precinct money to drive around in a ferrari ) and more death and fast and funny joke ( it clearly shoot for this one and anyway ) and and at least one more 6 foot platinum blonde . let take a little trip and shall we . beverly hill cop 2 be release in may of 1987 and and so come just after thing like top gun and police academy 3 and the color of money and to live and die in l. a . ( which be sort of an anti buddy cop movie with a mean streak that be clearly reflect in cop 2 ) and eddie murphy own the golden child and and the original lethal weapon and which be release just a few month earlier and may have be share theater with it . needless to say and there be no shortage of police movie and whatnot and and no time be waste in attempt to stand out from the crowd . the movie start with a violent robbery pull off in broad daylight by a highly organize group of criminal head by the statuesque bridgette nielsen and who play the curiously name karla fry . she involve with a ruthless organize crime syndicate that be run firearm to central america and and when police chief bogomil be gun down and foley decides he go to head on back to southern california to solve the case himself again . everyone be friend now after the event of the first movie . taggart and rosewood be no longer spy on axel but have all become good friend and a they have with bogomil and who side with them against the commissioner or chief or mayor or whatever at the end of the last movie . unfortunately and the new police chief be a total jerkoff and have be fire everyone in sight and replace them with all of his own people and so once again taggart and rosewood and foley be force to go against direct order in order to do what need to be do . the movie have be almost unanimously slam by critic and and i would certainly hesitate to say that it as bad a all that . in more recent year i have not always be the big fan of people like jerry bruckeimer ( the mega producer who we have to thank for such highly polished cheesefests a armageddon and go in 60 second and pearl harbor and not that he hasn not have his good movie ) and but if you be just look for a fun popcorn action flick and you could certainly do bad than this one . if nothing else and it be great fun pick out the hilarious 80 pop culture reference and some of which be light hearted jab at the competition and such a the poster for first blood part ii and rambo in rosewood stress free apartment and and maybe my favorite and bridgette nielsen ( stallone wife at the time ) earring and which be these bizarre little metallic arrow that make her look like a klingon . it true that some of the joke and situation be a little too unoriginal and even only in the first sequel and such a foley remarkable ability to come up with crazy story on the spot ( although the best one be where he pretend to be a gay prostitute to get into a ritzy club and harass the bad guy ) and his loud mouth streams profanity . but again and not necessarily something that i would criticize the movie for just for be there . it get a little cheesy at time though and like when he get into the bad guy office by pretend to be a delivery boy deliver highly unstable plutonium capsule in get this a brown paper bag and but overall it stay in the same vein a the original and may even be good in a lot of way .