Monday, March 7, 2016

Ride Along 2 Review















Ride Along 2


Release Date: 18th February 2016 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Will Packer Productions
Cube Vision

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Action/Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 102 minutes


Budget: $40,000,000

Box Office Gross: $124,608,438 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Ben Barber, a newly
qualified police officer,
accompanies James Payton
from Atlanta to Miami to
apprehend a wanted
criminal, shortly before 
Ben's wedding to James's
sister.


Cast
Ice Cube - James Payton
Kevin Hart - Ben Barber
Tika Sumpter - Angela Payton
Benjamin Bratt - Antonio Pope
Olivia Munn - Maya
Ken Jeong - A.J.
Bruce McGill - Lt. Brooks 
Michael Rose - The Hitter/Gates
Sherri Shepard - Cori
Arturo del Puerto - Alonso
Eric Goins - Assface 
Carlos Gomez - Captain Hernandez
Utkarsh Ambudkar - Amir
Glen Powell - Troy
Nadine Velazquez - Tasha
Bresha Webb - Shayla
Jessica Bialick - Bikini Salesgirl
Michelle Pieroway - Bikini Shop Costumer
Shelby Courtney - Bikini Shop
Costumer
James Martin Kelly - Port
Commissioner Griffin
Robert Pralgo - Port
Commissioner Nunez
Tyrese Gibson - Mayfield
Ricky Russert - Troy's #2
Christopher Johnson - Troy's #3
David J. Porras - Party Door Guard
Derek Carver - Party Security Guard
Shamea Morton - Party Waitress
Jay Amor - Little Havana Dad
Peter Parente - Little Havana
Man
Rey Hernandez - El Republico
Security
Isabella Fleetwood - Little Havana
Girl on Swing
Rachel Faulkner - Hostess
Liz Godwin - Club Girl 
Yolanda Adams - Preacher
Jennifer Badger - Latina Girl
Christina De Leon - Drunk Woman
Ana Ayora - Server
Ace Marrero - Doorman
Andrew Ortega - Child
Junes Zahdi - Dancer
Elizabeth Ramos - Dancer
Jeremy Wayne Carley - Guard
Freddie Poole - Guard
Josh Diogo - Guard
Donny Carrington - Guard
Jabari Simba - Guard
Henry Kingi - Driver

Crew
Director - Tim Story
Based on Characters - Greg Coolidge
Writers - Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
Executive Producers - Scott Bernstein,
Ronald G. Muhammad, Nicolas Stern and
J.C. Spink
Producers - Matt Alvarez, Larry Brezner,
Ice Cube and William Packer
Casting Director - Felicia Fasano
Production Designer - Chris Cornwell
Art Director - Charlie Campbell
Set Decorator - Amy McGary
Costume Designer - Olivia Miles
Director of Photography - Mitchell Amundsen
Director of Photography: Second Unit - Paul Hughen
Camera Operator - Robert Presley 
First Assistant Director - Milos Milicevic
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinators - Andy Gill
and Brian Machleit
Marine Coordinator - Daniel F. Malone 
Choreographer - Jamal Sims 
Helicopter Pilots - Paul Barth and David Paris 
Special Effects Coordinator - Brian Fletcher
Visual Effects Supervisors: Pixomondo - Bjorn Mayer
and Thilo Ewers 
Editor - Peter S. Elliott
Supervising Sound Editors - Kami Asgar
and Sean McCormack
Sound Designer - Benjamin L. Cook 
Production Sound Mixer - David Husby 
Supervising Re-Recording Mixers - David E. Fluhr
and Greg Orloff
Music - Christopher Lennertz


Review
I'm not necessarily new to the Ride Along movies, as these two are typical buddy cop films, which were more or less cut-and-pasted from other films in the subgenre, such as Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, and the parody Hot Fuzz. I could have stopped watching once I noticed this, but I only remembered snippets from the original, and in the end, Ride Along 2 was a half-decent sequel. There was a lot of excitement in this sequel, but it relied too heavily on clichés typical of every buddy cop film. I would have chosen the Lethal Weapon series over the two Ride Along movies if I hadn't watched the latter.

Leading actor Kevin Hart excelled in a comedic relief/hero role. His humour carries most of the sequel, and he is in an odd pair with fellow performer Ice Cube. He upstages him just like he did with the previous instalment.

In closing, RIDE ALONG 2 is an above-average movie that would entertain anyone for an afternoon. Despite this, I hope the filmmakers don't make another sequel to Ride Along, as it would put down the already tired buddy-cop format.

Star rating: (6/10) Fair Movie

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