Desperation calls again for another badly planned sequel, the third and unfortunately not the charmed last of the Axel Foley series of Detroit cop meets BH cop comedies. John Ashton has moved on so it's Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and newcomer Hector Elizondo on the case of corruption going on within the happy acres of Wonder World, another fake Disney/Six Flags style amusement park where sadly there are no real amusements. Veteran actor John Saxon is the big boss heavy in this, along the lines of celebrity big boss heavies started with the "Naked Gun" movies.
This is the first one where Murphy is actually given a potential romantic interest, the beautiful Theresa Randle who makes up in charm what the film lacks in good taste. Bronson Pichot, who had one scene in the first one, returns in a way that makes no sense, acting like he's best friends with Murphy and Reinhold even though they only met once briefly a decade before. Classic TV fans will delight at the presence of "Mr. Ed" star Alan Young as Wonder World's owner, and Stephen McHattie is a vile federal agent who goes after Murphy in the park with a gun even with tons of kids around. A brief shot of Helen Martin ("227") as an angry grandmother had me laughing and wanting more of her. A major disappointment that proves the movie moguls obsession with sequels may mean box office bucks but lots of razzies as well.
This is the first one where Murphy is actually given a potential romantic interest, the beautiful Theresa Randle who makes up in charm what the film lacks in good taste. Bronson Pichot, who had one scene in the first one, returns in a way that makes no sense, acting like he's best friends with Murphy and Reinhold even though they only met once briefly a decade before. Classic TV fans will delight at the presence of "Mr. Ed" star Alan Young as Wonder World's owner, and Stephen McHattie is a vile federal agent who goes after Murphy in the park with a gun even with tons of kids around. A brief shot of Helen Martin ("227") as an angry grandmother had me laughing and wanting more of her. A major disappointment that proves the movie moguls obsession with sequels may mean box office bucks but lots of razzies as well.