Corra que a Polícia vem Aí 2½

2 years ago, Jane(Presley) dumped hard-ass cop Frank(Nielsen; so where the first one had fun with them falling for each other, this does the same with them reconnecting, such as the classic, dramatic scene(from every movie of this kind ever made) where they dance sensually together as allegations fly back and forth... only here, they do some of the most hysterical steps you can think of), and her new beau, Quentin(Goulet, great new blood... he has this signature of furrowing his brow, usually in response to yet another of Drebin's terrible attempts at a comeback insult) may be involved in a plot to prevent the expert on energy, Meinheimer(Griffiths), a man of integrity, from giving a speech that president Bush(H. W., not Dubya) has promised to stick to. The theme is environmentalism, so this is surprisingly... and sadly... not dated. This is again a spoof of action/crime thrillers with tough police officers, and it fits in numerous clichés from such. There are gags and jokes that return, or get "callbacks", and the style and feel is the same, but the material is largely new. The main cast all return in this almost-as-good-as-the-first sequel, and they're ready for more. We have silliness, slapstick, plays on words, taking sayings too literally, etc., and good use is made of having only one element be "off" and everything around that reacting naturally to it, telegraphing the punchline and even surprisingly long, at one point, between a setup(that you didn't think to be one) and payoff. Not quite breaking 80 minutes(unless you count the end credits), this doesn't overstay its welcome. And like the original, it makes you care, and you want to see our heroes win and the villains lose. There is a bit of pretty direct(if no on-screen nudity of actual humans, only... erotic toys) sexual content and a little moderate to strong language in this. I recommend this to any fan of the genre it's referencing, and parody films in general. 7/10