Using the Five W's to tell you what a film is all about.
48 Hours
WHO: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy
WHAT: Gritty, Buddy-Cop/ Action-Comedy
WHEN: 1982
WHERE: Urban San Francisco
WHY SEE IT: One, to catch a glimpse of Nick Nolte before he fell off the face of the earth and see Eddie Murphy’s film debut; two, you want to see where the “Buddy-Cop” sub-genre was birthed; or three, you have a craving for 80’s nostalgia that comes complete with racist jokes, unfunny dialog and a cookie-cutter plot.
FINAL GRADE: C-
