Beverly Hills Cop
Directed by:
Martin BrestScreenplay:
Daniel Petrie Jr.Cinematography:
Bruce SurteesComposer:
Harold FaltermeyerCast:
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro (more)VOD (4)
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When his best friend is murdered, Axel (Eddie Murphy) heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to track down the killer. The resulting culture shock is only one of his difficulties: Often operating just outside the law in his determination to capture the murderer, he finds himself repeatedly clashing with the local authorities as well as his supervisor back home. With the help of Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and his partner, Sergeant Taggart (John Ashton), Axel is able to track down the killer, who turns out to be Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), a wealthy, powerful, and respected member of the California community. It is up to Axel to outsmart the evil British criminal, who is protected inside his fortresslike mansion. (official distributor synopsis)
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Eddie Murphy is the only thing worth paying attention to, without him, it's just an average and ordinary-looking action B-movie with zero ambitions. But Murphy's verbosity and a ton of gags (though sometimes awkward) at least make the film somewhat decent, with a screenplay as naïve as the rest of the cast. The nostalgia of the 80s is pleasant even today. Axel Foley is undoubtedly one of the best roles in Murphy's not particularly likeable and stunning career, but for those who don't appreciate his mild sarcasm, contagious laughter, and a million words, I recommend switching the channel.
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I'm catching up on things I missed, and as it turns out, this is one of them. I probably caught glimpses of this action comedy on TV here and there, but not the whole thing, and it didn't leave much of an impression on me. Now I finally saw the whole film and I have to admit, it's pretty decent at times and Eddie does a good job, but overall, it's nothing special. Except for that great melody that everyone knows thanks to the frog.
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