Ride Along 2, an action-comedy sequel to Ride Along, which was a success at the box office, is a fast-paced film that takes us through a rollercoaster of emotions and on a journey to various exotic locations. Ride Along 2 was released on January 15, 2016, around the world, and the fans of the prequel were treated to a decent action-comedy film with applaudable camera work to portray the exotic locations in an even cooler way, and with two of the legends of the Hollywood industry when it comes to action-comedy movies reprising their roles.
Stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart returned to resume from where they left off in the first part as James Payton and Ben Barber, respectively. Tika Sumpter returned as well as James Payton’s younger sister Angela Payton who is Kevin Hart’s girlfriend/fiancee. Some new additions to the sequel like the famous Olivia Munn, known for her role in X-Men Apocalypse as Psylocke, and the comedy genre king Ken Jeong, famous for his character Mr. Chow in the Hangover Trilogy.
Ride Along 2 is written by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, and Greg Coolidge and directed by Tim Story. The movie, however did not perform as well as its prequel did, with a less than decent score of 5.8/10 on IMDB after 6 years of release. The movie is funny, and there are some amazing action scenes, but the only thing riding this movie is Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s on-screen chemistry. Now let us further look at the exotic locations where some of the most beautiful scenes were shot.
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Ride Along 2 Filming Locations
When it comes to action-comedy movies, often such locations are shown with vibrant colors, beaches, tall infrastructures, and scenic beauties like mountains. It was a similar situation in Ride Along 2 as well with filming taking place in the beautiful Miami, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia. A few scenes were also shot at the coastal city of Florida, Fort Lauderdale. The beginning scenes of the movie were shot in Atlanta and then moved on to Miami with the majority of the filming taking place in Florida. The camera crew does justice to the locations with exquisite camera work to bring out the real beauty of the places like Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
The Plot Of Ride Along 2
The sequel of Ride Along begins exactly a year later after the crazy adventure of James and Ben. We are introduced to a new character, crime lord Antonio Pope and the person hacking him, AJ (Ken Jeong). The movie starts off in a serious mood when Pope gets Port Commissioner Griffin killed by one of his hitmen. We move to Atlanta, where James and his partner Mayfield are investigating a vehicle meet to catch a famous drug dealer called Troy. Meanwhile, Ben just graduated from the police academy and is eager to join in on the action, but James keeps him on radio duty. The drug dealer Troy and Pope have a mysterious link with the case being investigated by James, and soon Ben and James find themselves in a hot situation with their lives on the line.
The movie revolves around the partnership between James and Ben, where they hurl insults at each other in some amusing scenes and some banter, and some decent action scenes, but that is the only thing the movie has to offer to the critics and the fans.
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