Plot: After his daughter’s life is threatened, wisecracking Detective Axel Foley teams up with a new partner and some old pals to turn up the heat on a conspiracy.
Axel F was such a blast.
Pros: Eddie Murphy was fun as the main character. Watching this one made me feel glad I see this as a standalone. I enjoy the pairing of Axel (Eddie Murphy) and Bobby (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) together. I like the blend of the original cast mix with some new ones. It’s captured the re-creation of 8os feel quite well. The wisecracking humour / Comedy does work in certain areas and I also like Axel’s daughter Jane in the movie as well.
Cons: The execution of the storyline were way predictable to predict & The henchmen and the main villain didn’t feel threatening enough.
Directed by Mark Molloy
Screenplay by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
Story by Will Beall
Based on Characters: by Danilo Bach & Daniel Petrie Jr.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Eddie Murphy, Chad Oman
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot & Kevin Bacon.
Cinematography: Edu Grau
Edited by Dan Lebental
Music by Lorne Balfe
Production companies: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by Netflix
Casts:
- Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart police lieutenant from Detroit, Michigan, who frequently travelled to Beverly Hills to investigate crimes that previously had mutual colleagues or friends of his wounded or killed.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Jane’s ex-boyfriend and a police detective in the Beverly Hills Police Department who becomes Axel’s new partner.
- Kevin Bacon as Captain Cade Grant, a police captain in the Beverly Hills Police Department and the main antagonist in the movie.
- Taylour Paige as Jane Saunders, Axel Foley’s estranged daughter who works in Beverly Hills as a criminal defense attorney.
- Judge Reinhold as William “Billy” Rosewood, John Taggart’s retired former partner in the Beverly Hills Police Department.
- John Ashton as Chief John Taggart, Billy Rosewood’s former partner in the Beverly Hills Police Department who retired from the force. Ashton returns to the role after 37 years from Beverly Hills Cop II.
- Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman, Axel’s former partner in the Detroit Police Department. Reiser returns to the role after 37 years from Beverly Hills Cop II.
- Bronson Pinchot as Serge, a former art gallery salesman turned weapons dealer who worked for Victor Maitland. Pinchot returns to the role after 30 years from Beverly Hills Cop III.
- Mark Pellegrino as Beck
- Luis Guzmán as Chalino Valdemoro
I recommend watching this film on Netflix.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe