Short review: Dumb fun; not as good as "Romancing The Stone".
Longer review: It's not that this is a "bad" movie. It's a pretty average adventure film. But there lies the problem -- it's pretty average.
First off, the script seemed hastily done. The general story line was easy enough to follow, but every once in a while I would find myself thinking -- now why was that being done. For example, I'm sure there was a reason for having a British rock & roll technician involved in the story...but the reason escaped me; totally irrelevant to the story line, a distraction.
On the other hand, the acting was fine. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito were a charming trio, as we had already learned in the first film. Douglas was just really coming to my attention in a series of 3 films, including this one. I thought he was very promising, and then "Fatal Attraction" sealed the deal. Kathleen Turner is one of those actresses where when I see her in an old film I remember just how good she was...and then wonder what happened to her (turned out her health sort of defeated her star career). Danny DeVito -- well, he has had his ups and downs in films; I don't feel this is one of his better roles, although I thought the script (or the director) let him down here. Spiros Focás as the Khadaffi-like dictator does nicely, though it's nothing memorable. And Avner Eisenberg as "the jewel" was good for some laughs in a very subtle way.
What can I say? If you watched the first film, you'll want to watch this sequel, but you'll surely decide it isn't the quality of the first. But, it's not "okay".
Longer review: It's not that this is a "bad" movie. It's a pretty average adventure film. But there lies the problem -- it's pretty average.
First off, the script seemed hastily done. The general story line was easy enough to follow, but every once in a while I would find myself thinking -- now why was that being done. For example, I'm sure there was a reason for having a British rock & roll technician involved in the story...but the reason escaped me; totally irrelevant to the story line, a distraction.
On the other hand, the acting was fine. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito were a charming trio, as we had already learned in the first film. Douglas was just really coming to my attention in a series of 3 films, including this one. I thought he was very promising, and then "Fatal Attraction" sealed the deal. Kathleen Turner is one of those actresses where when I see her in an old film I remember just how good she was...and then wonder what happened to her (turned out her health sort of defeated her star career). Danny DeVito -- well, he has had his ups and downs in films; I don't feel this is one of his better roles, although I thought the script (or the director) let him down here. Spiros Focás as the Khadaffi-like dictator does nicely, though it's nothing memorable. And Avner Eisenberg as "the jewel" was good for some laughs in a very subtle way.
What can I say? If you watched the first film, you'll want to watch this sequel, but you'll surely decide it isn't the quality of the first. But, it's not "okay".