Ride Along 2 (2016)

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Stars:

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	James Payton
Kevin Hart	...	Ben Barber
Tika Sumpter	...	Angela Payton
Benjamin Bratt	...	Antonio Pope
Olivia Munn	...	Maya
Ken Jeong	...	AJ
Bruce McGill	...	Lt. Brooks
Michael Rose	...	The Hitter / Gates
Sherri Shepherd	...	Cori
Arturo Del Puerto	...	Alonso
Eric Goins	...	Assface
Carlos Gómez	...	Captain Hernandez (as Carlos Gomez)
Utkarsh Ambudkar	...	Amir
Glen Powell	...	Troy
Nadine Velazquez	...	Tasha

Storyline

The RIDE ALONG 2 sequel picks up about a year after our heroes' last adventure. Plans for a quick trip to Miami go bad. With the wedding upcoming, James reluctantly takes Ben with him to Miami to follow up on a lead connected to a drug ring case he's been trying to crack. In Miami, they meet Maya, a no-BS homicide detective who lets them know Miami is her turf. They also encounter AJ, a shady cocky computer hacker who reveals evidence that implicates a well-respected local businessman, the wealthy Antonio Pope. Pope harbors a vicious streak and rules South Florida's drug trade. If Ben and James can convince the authorities that Pope is a brutal crime boss they'll stop his spree. If they fail, well there may not be a wedding after all.

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Plot Keywords:

male protagonist | acura | bentley the car | buick automobile | ford motor company | 

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Taglines:

The brothers-in-law are back.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, sexual content, language and some drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ashanti: as one of the party girls at the bachelor party.

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Goofs

When Ben is chasing A.J his gun is on his right side of his waist, but the scene after James looks down the alley to see were they are Ben's gun is on the left and just before A.J jumps on the trampoline when Ben appears his gun is back on the right...

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Quotes

Antonio Pope: Name?
Maya: Prince Admiral Stephen Matumbay.
Ben Barber: Plus my two servants.
James Payton: I'm not your servant.
Ben Barber: [he slaps James] You are what I say you are!
Maya: [James slaps Ben back] Sign of respect.
Ben Barber: I can't feel my face.

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Krampus (2015)

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Soundtracks

Papi, Papi
Written by José Manuel Pinto (as Pinto "Wahin")
Produced by Ricky Luna & José Manuel Pinto (as Pinto "Wahin")
Performed by La Conexion (as LAconeXion), Elena María Gross & Denisse Lara
Courtesy of Moonavista Productions & Wahin Makinaciones

User Reviews

Twizard Rating: 64

Kevin Hart is an interesting case. He's hilariously funny when it comes to his stand-up. But filmmakers have yet to figure out what to do with him in film. With his best performances being Think Like a Man and Get Hard, you start to think about what they did right. Think Like a Man's strength is that it doesn't hyper focus on any one of its well-balanced leads. And with Get Hard- -both Hart's and Will Ferrell's best films in awhile--you have to credit the fact that they both get to take the stage. They both act as the straight man AND the comic foil. But after a failed attempt the first time around, we are offered a second installment in the Ride Along series.

The original Ride Along from 2014 already had audiences feeling like it was just an excuse to make a movie where Hart acts ridiculous, much to Ice Cube's unamusement. And this one is no different. The sequel has a slightly better storyline than its predecessor, but not by much. It copies a lot of the formula from the original.

In this movie, Hart plays Ben, a preliminary detective about to get married. His brother-in-law- to-be, head detective James (Cube), takes him along on a case in Miami to show Ben how he isn't cut out to be in the field.

Hackneyed comedy isn't the only thing that's cliché about this film. Overused tropes are flying left and right. From every one of Ice Cube's foreseen reactions, to the typical action movie lines: "Villain is hosting a party tonight at his mansion. Everyone's expected to be there" or "I'll distract him while you go in."

There are a few laughs scattered throughout. The opening sequence, featuring Tyrese and a bunch of street racers, is the best part of the movie. But Hart just doesn't have anyone to play off of comedically the rest of the way. It's just him doing all the romping. The few moments he has with Ken Jeong are nice, but that's about it. Ice Cube is his definite straight man. And a pretty good one too, as evident with the Jump Street series. But the truth is, Hart is so over-the-top all the time that he almost doesn't even need a straight man. It's already extremely obvious he's being ridiculous that it's nearly insulting that we need someone else to point it out too. When everything around him is too serious, Hart's antics become less believable.

There's nothing definitively bad about this film. It hits all its marks. Almost too well. And that's what makes it blend in with the crowd. This by-the-numbers comedy may not be painful, but it's definitely forgettable.

Twizard Rating: 64

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ride Along 2

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,243,095, 17 January 2016

Gross USA:

$91,221,830

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$124,608,438

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Will Packer Productions, Cube Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1