Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
“I'm In Town, But I've Been Arrested. Hello?” -Axel
Having watched the originals just this year didn’t give me much of a chance to miss Axel Foley in Beverly Hills, but once this movie started I think I finally understand the magic of these films. It is crazy that for a 4th time and at 63 years old he can completely carry a B written movie to be genuinely funny. I stand by what I said, all of these films are definitely B movies that have gotten A attention. The story in this is cookie cutter and I have seen it a million times. The villain is extremely predictable and at no time am I worried about how it will end. Along with that, when a movie is released immediately to Netflix only, you create a certain expectation: Corny, poorly written, and low cinematography. Let me tell you though, it absolutely does hit all of those points hard, but it comes back to how I started the review. Eddie Murphy is simply unreal. He makes all those shortcomings into a fun summer or family watch and wasn’t just an obvious money grab, but a great addition to the franchise. This is a much better ending than Beverly Hills Cop 3 and with that being said, it’s time to be done with it and all can be good in Beverly Hills!
-J
