the movie begin with a meeting of a few bikers . then a some cop arrive and get kill . ( who could have guess ) . then you see a racetrack where some money exchange be take place . after a shootout between a guy and jack cates ( nick nolte ) . there be a little explosion but they do not find the other guy gun . so jack be in big problem because he be likely to be charge with manslaughter . jack visit reggie ( eddie murphy ) in prison and tell him that he only get his money ( which jack store for him ) if he help him . reggie get really mad . btw represent reggie say he be in prison for 7 year which get explain later . because in part 1 they always talk about ( i think ) just a few ( like 2 or so and but do not hold me to that ) year . oh and on of the bikers and who be suppose to kill reggie be the brother of the bad guy in the first movie . well and reggie get out of the prison and be on his bus . while that happen there be an attempt on jack life . because he be on the search for a ominous drugdealer call representthe iceman . ( btw represent i miss something before represent reggie be in his cell alone and sing to his james brown tape . look exactly a it do in part one . when the movie come out and i read that this scene be put in to compensate eddie murphy wish . but it be funny one time . the second time it look kinda out of place . ) . all that happen in the first 10 minute of the movie . so you can imagine that there be a lot of action in this movie . after a while they get to be good buddy during the movie again . it very similar to the first movie . and a lot of scene be kind of just copy from the first one ( i mean storywise ) since walter hill have 8 year to come up with a new and entertaining and sometimes funny story . but the movie just hasn not the charm of the first movie . though if you enjoy either eddie murphy or nick nolte you will like it i will not spoil the rest of the movie for you if you haven not see it yet and tell you who the iceman be . now it get explain why reggie be in the can longer . he be frame for illegal money possession in jail . since jack doesn not give reggie his money they have to work together and and reggie isn not happy about it . nobody from the force believe jack about the iceman . well the story develop a you might think . they go through a lot and become good buddy again . i be watch the movie right now . the revelation who the iceman be and that be the only real surprise in this movie and the rest be real predictable . well it a typical buddie movie a they do back then ( like from the middle 80ties to the beginning of the ninety ) . like the first lethal weapon movie . first the two do not like each other and during the movie they become best friend . ( it sad that they and for the most part and do not make em like this anymore ) . if you like these kind of movie you will like this one . i like them from back when they be new and so i still do . but if you be use to movie like they make em today and i really do not know if you will enjoy it . but it be a pretty good movie . watch it and decide for yourself . and if you haven not see part 1 ( 48 hour ) get that one too . o. k. i will watch the rest of the movie now and enjoy myself . one last thing represent i really think and the movie be worth positive point .