To me, this movie is perfection.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

I enjoyed Stakeout; this sequel sullies whatever value the first had with implausibility, silly attempts at humor, and a plot line that never finds its way to a satisfying conclusion--if you can even call what this abomination of a script would qualify as a plot. The acting is stilted, forced and unimaginative. Nonsensical would be a good definition of the so-called plot. I will not detail a line-for-line analysis of this flick (it would be a travesty to call it a film) as it would be just as much of a waste of time as watching it in the first place robbed me of an hour-and-a-half of my life. The director, John Badham (certainly an appropriate last name in this case) must have been on something--he certainly wasn't on Bainbridge Island when it was filmed, as I have seen several of his films from the '70s and they weren't bad. Not great, but not bad either. If you trust the clowns who wrote "glowing" reviews of this turkey, well, then it's your own fault. I've done what I can to warn you away.

"Another Stakeout", sequel of 1987's hit "Stakeout", has Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez playing pranksters cops Chris and Bill once again and doing another stakeout. But this time their mission of finding a mob witness (Cathy Moriarty) who might be hiding at the house of some important people, includes a new partner: an attorney (Rosie O'Donnell) who'll be commanding the situation much to their despair, who'll have to pretend to be a real nice family while spying on their neighbors.Almost needless to say this is a completely inferior sequel to its exciting predecessor but still a good movie. "Stakeout" was great because it was darker, very tense, and the jokes and humored situations were dead on. It's intriguing that the villains there (two runaway convicts) were far more terrifying than the gangster, the false prosecutor and the sniper (Miguel Ferrer) altogether in this version. I think people at Disney only read the reviews that focused on how terrific the humor were in there, and decided to wipe any traces of violence only focusing on the funny side of the story. What we have here is a good comedy filled with laughter, and tiny doses of action, shots and explosions, relatively interesting, never so thrilling. Chris's marital problems with Maria (played by an uncredited Madeleine Stowe, also from the 1st movie), the priceless jokes on Bill's mustache and the dinner made for the neighbors are part of its warming and hysterical moments. The trio definitely has good chemistry. It should be a little more fast-paced when it comes to action, and trimmed down with the humored bits. It's very simple to follow yet when they try to complicate the plot they end up creating a strange plot hole towards its conclusion. But that's OK. I guess...Anyway, lots of fun but a little disappointing, and yes, I have to say that again, because the first one is awesome. 8/10

A dramatic murder-for-hire, quickly followed by a Keatonesque cops-and-robbers sequence introduce detectives Chris (Dreyfuss) a pathetic tough guy unable to commit to marriage and Bill (Estevez) the sidekick who is really a whole lot more emotionally secure. Much of the shtick is what makes this movie. Assistant D.A. Gina (Rosie O') is a lonely girl with a big job who really just wants to be a housewife entertaining friends. Rosie never breaks character, and there are moments her comedic timing has me rewinding a scene just to enjoy it again. Casting was great, with a fabulous ensemble of very good players, not one of them wasted. Director John Badham did well with Jim Kouf's memorable lines and I'd like to see them all do something else together...how about ANOTHER stakeout? Hey; third times a charm, right? Give this movie three views, and you'll find yourself getting your friends to watch it, too.

What's not to love? Dreyfuss, Estevez and O'Donnell all in prime comedic form, taking the buddy cop genre to a whole new level. Rosie paved the way for the likes of Joe Pesci and Chris Rock as being the 3rd or 4th wheel in that "other" (inferior) buddy cop series. And with classic lines like, "Cover me, I'm taking a bath.", this is truly film-making at its finest.Dreyfuss might be better remembered for roles in movies such as Close Encounters, Jaws and What About Bob, this is the role that truly defines him as an actor, a comedian and as an American. Estevez is great in sequels, as Young Guns II, D2: The Mighty Ducks and Another Stakeout are all the superior movie in the series they are in. And it was on the heels of this great performance that he hosted one of the funniest Saturday Night Lives I've ever seen. I believe that this was the apex of Rosie's acting career. After roles in A League of their Own and Sleepless in Seattle, I didn't think she could do any more... but I was wrong, she had enough in her tank for one more amazing performance before her career tail-spinned into obscure talk shows and publicized beefs with Donald Trump.The writing, directing and acting in this movie are all superb, and I was shocked that this movie wasn't nominated for any academy awards!If you haven't seen this movie, rent it today... it will make you laugh, cry (from laughing), and all the emotions in between!