New Netflix movie Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. In this film, Eddie Murphy reprises his iconic role as misfit cop Axel Foley, who returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane's (Taylour Paige) life is threatened. Like its predecessors, Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. The story begins in Axel's hometown of Detroit, and it's not long before he's back to his old antics. It's clear that not much has changed for the lively detective 30 years later, as he finds himself involved in shootouts, car chases and police chases.
In addition to a classic soundtrack with the main theme Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer that everyone remembers to this day, Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. Director Mark Molloy brought back some of the original cast to capture even more of the magic of the sequel’s legacy, including John Ashton as Taggart, Judge Reinhold as Rosewood, Paul Reiser as Jeffrey and Bronson Pinchot as Serge, who team up with Axel to solve a drug conspiracy.
Of course, with a new reboot comes new characters to try and attract a new audience to the 80s cult classic. Paige stars as Jane, the estranged daughter of Axel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 days of summer) plays Axel's new liaison at the Beverly Hills Police Department, Bobby Abbott, and Kevin Bacon joins the cast as Captain Grant. A detective on the loose in Beverly Hills: Axel F. It's not just cops and robbers that draws Axel back to Beverly Hills, but the chance to reconcile with Jane and develop a relationship outside of his job.
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As someone who has never seen the hit 80s franchise A Beverly Hills police officer I had no idea what to expect from the fourth installment, A detective on the loose in Beverly Hills: Axel F. Of course, I had heard of the iconic action-comedy, but in an era of reboots and remakes, I usually wonder if I need to have seen the previous film to understand the new one, and in this case, that definitely would have helped. But that didn't distract me from experiencing the completely crazy and fun action sequences that everyone clearly loved in the '80s and somehow made me feel nostalgic for an era I didn't even live through.
I also didn't realize how much of a cultural phenomenon it was. Beverly Hills Police It was when it was first released. The box office hit is a pioneer within the American buddy cop genre, with the first film becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of the year and being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1985. It later spawned two sequels with A detective on the loose in Beverly Hills II and 1994 A detective on the loose in Beverly Hills III. The original film was so successful that its theme song… Axel F It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and years later became an Internet meme when Crazy Frog covered it in 2005 (I'm sad to admit that it was the version I instantly recognised while watching the film).
Remakes and reboots are a hot topic of debate among movie buffs, and Hollywood often faces criticism when a movie is simply a regurgitation of another old film. Cult classics and multi-million dollar franchises often fall victim to the reboot treatment with A Nightmare on Elm Street, Charlie's Angels, Ghostbusters, Fantastic Four and Older boy all of them are on the long list of failed reboots.
But when Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. Director Mark Molloy took on the challenge of creating the fourth film in the film franchise, eager to recapture the qualities everyone loved about the '80s classic, which were (obviously) Eddie Murphy, the original cast, the stylish residents of Beverly Hills, a hit soundtrack, and thrilling action that defined the buddy cop movies of the '80s.
As I mentioned before, I've never seen the original trilogy, so the legacy of the beloved characters may have been a little lost on me. However, their funny banter and witty dialogue can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of whether you've already seen the previous films or not. The same goes for the crazy action sequences and Axel's outrageous humor, which had me laughing out loud throughout the entire 115-minute runtime. Though if you're like me and haven't seen the original film yet, Beverly Hills Police Movies, you probably won't recognize some of the recreated scenes, but you'll still enjoy watching them for the first time even if you're not familiar with the source material.
As for the star of the show, Murphy is a crowd-pleaser with every role he plays, so you're already guaranteed a rollercoaster ride of entertainment. Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. It definitely feels like the start of a new series of films that will usher in a new era for Axel and hopefully turn out better than Dead and Burried. A detective on the loose in Beverly Hill IIIwhich received a terrible 11% score on Rotten Tomatoes and didn't make it onto our list of the best Netflix movies.
