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The sequel to Predator drops Arnold Schwarzenegger and transplants the action to Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as a cop trying to break up warring drug gangs when the Predator drops into the action and leads him on a mysterious hunt for clues. Gary Busey shows up as a secret government military man, and Glover’s got police support from the likes of Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Ruben Blades. While images of the Predator against a city skyline are striking, the action rarely involves civilians and the stakes are never all that high. Glover is a fine actor, but isn’t charismatic enough to carry this sort of movie. The supporting cast don’t fare much better, but at least Morton Downey, Jr. is having fun as a tabloid news reporter. The film’s depiction of Jamaican voodoo drug gang members is so over the top, it’s hilarious. Director Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) shows some knack for staging action and composer Alan Silvestri gets an opportunity to embellish the work he started on the first film. With Kevin Peter Hall and creature makeup from Stan Winston Studios.