My Age: 13
Chris Lecce, played by Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Reimers, played by Emilio Estevez, are back in the sequel to the better film, Stakeout. They are brought into another stakeout because of their good record by Gina Garrett, played by Rosie O'Donnell, from the District Attorney's office. They are staking out the O'Hara's, played by Dennis Farina and Marcia Strassman, who are good friends with a witness, Lu Delano, played by Cathy Moriarty, who they need to testify against a Mafia boss. Their cover is that Chris and Gina are husband and wife, and Bill is their son. Already, that creates a few laughs. The Mafia boss has also sent an assassin to murder the witness.
Chris and Bill go great together in these films, like Riggs and Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon films. There is plenty of excitement in this film, and it has a nice blend of action, comedy and suspense. It is a pity that they didn't use the nice music score of the original, which makes the film lacking musically, which withdraws from the overall experience of watching the film. Acting is good from Dreyfuss and Estevez, but not so good from O'Donnell. It doesn't quite have that spark that the original had, and there was almost no romance, which was a strong thing and a good thing in the original. Overall, a fairly good film, but lacking in some areas.
Australian Classification: M 15+: Low Level Violence
Rating: 67 out of 100
Chris Lecce, played by Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Reimers, played by Emilio Estevez, are back in the sequel to the better film, Stakeout. They are brought into another stakeout because of their good record by Gina Garrett, played by Rosie O'Donnell, from the District Attorney's office. They are staking out the O'Hara's, played by Dennis Farina and Marcia Strassman, who are good friends with a witness, Lu Delano, played by Cathy Moriarty, who they need to testify against a Mafia boss. Their cover is that Chris and Gina are husband and wife, and Bill is their son. Already, that creates a few laughs. The Mafia boss has also sent an assassin to murder the witness.
Chris and Bill go great together in these films, like Riggs and Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon films. There is plenty of excitement in this film, and it has a nice blend of action, comedy and suspense. It is a pity that they didn't use the nice music score of the original, which makes the film lacking musically, which withdraws from the overall experience of watching the film. Acting is good from Dreyfuss and Estevez, but not so good from O'Donnell. It doesn't quite have that spark that the original had, and there was almost no romance, which was a strong thing and a good thing in the original. Overall, a fairly good film, but lacking in some areas.
Australian Classification: M 15+: Low Level Violence
Rating: 67 out of 100