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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a 2024 movie Directed by Mark Molloy. The film stars Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with a rum time of 1h 55m theater released July 03, 2024.
Beverly Hills Cop: Set in the typical movie formula, Axel F is enough to prove that this oft-parodied action formula isn’t entirely devoid of creativity yet. Nevertheless, Axel is still the same mischievous man of sixty; in fact, this is seen when he winks at a Red Wings game with co-worker Mike Woody, played by Kyle S. More, who is surprised to learn that they are not there to shoot the breeze but to apprehend a group of thieves. This is funny right from the beginning when Axel describes how his great-great-grandfather played for the “Winnipeg Black Guys,” the early action of the two riding the snow plow and demolishing everything in sight to catch criminals is a good indicator of Molloy’s great work in handling large scale funny scenes.
Furthermore, this episode also highlights that Axel remains a master at precise as well as outsmarting his superiors when the need arises. Returning to the precinct, he finds out that his friend Jeffrey Friedman (Paul Reiser) has been dismissed for this fiasco and elected to go on pension, to spare Axel of his position. That is how, in the wake of this comical bust, Axel gets a phone call from his friend Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), who tells him that his daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) – a successful lawyer in Beverly Hills – has received a death threat from mercenaries over one of her cases involving a man who is accused of murdering a narcotics undercover officer for the drug cartels.
Axel immediately flies to California and drives a rental car that is typical for teenagers driving along the palm street-lined streets, laughing at several odd characters of Los Angeles. Billy is now working as a private investigator, and when Axel visits him, he finds his office under attack by some thugs and bodybuilders. And where does Axel end up? Right in the back of the police car again after another chase in a meter maid’s car during the Pointer Sisters’ “Neutron Dance. ”There, John Taggart (John Ashton) is the chief of police, and Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a former LAPD helicopter pilot who has been dating Jane.
Taggart and his colleague Captain Cade Grant (Kevin Bacon) are sure that Jane’s client is guilty, but Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F does not even attempt to conceal that Grant is the real villain behind this business venture that is a criminal activity. After learning that Billy left the force due to his suspicions about Grant and that Grant is missing, Axel sets out to find him while attempting to make amends with Jane, who has spent all her life hating her dad for walking out on her and prioritizing his job over his family; in particular when he sent her to Beverly Hills from Detroit to avoid gang violence, and pretty much chose his career over his daughter. Many of the scenes depict rather tense occurrences of arguing, which accentuate Axel’s persistent temper even though he has grown to love his daughter.
Written by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F does not overdo the reference to previous movies, but then there are a few clever laughs to them (such as Abbott saying that Axel was once arrested in Beverly Hills and stating, ‘It is not your best year, 1994’). Quite naturally, investigations and quarreling belong to this generic set, as do guest appearances, including the recognizable face of Serge (Bronson Pinchot) who, in keeping with type, addresses Axel as ‘Acquail’ in his over-directed drawl. Thanks to the training, Bobby is forced to fly a helicopter in a scene as far as much is made of Murphy’s face, and around which are shot more shootouts that are practically only meant to lengthen the movie and remind the audience that Axel is still one tough motherf—-er.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F isn’t as humorous as 1984’s hit yet it is way more enjoyable than the two others in the franchise alongside the 2021 comedy sequel Coming 2 America and Murphy’s return to a beloved comedy movie. Murphy is partially responsible for that, but the character revitalizing him sports a Detroit Lions jacket and dishing out one-liners as the spry story of a man forced to fight nasty rich guys requires. To be fair, Murphy is lively during this rehash and his quips are punctuated with just enough pants-over-self-awareness to overcome the fact that Axel and Bobby settle a score with Luis Guzman’s clownish karaoke-loving crook in a scene that sadly devolves into a few rounds of aimless exposition.
During its finale, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F completely sheds any small semblance of originality and goes balls to the wall with the references to its forebearers, and if that is somewhat depressing, it is also somewhat reassuring—not only are those elements still somewhat palatable on their own, but the movie doesn’t even pretend not to be essentially just an iteration of an IP cash-in vehicle.
More preferable to those winks and nods however, are the scenarios where Murphy can act as the kind of rapid-fire, insult-hurling comedian that propelled him to fame and above the rest of the pack of SNL cast alumni, epitomized by an exchange with a valet attendant that flips the script and embarrasses Axel for attempting to use race as a means to get (unreasonable) special favors. As with most legacy sequels, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a reunion based on love for the nostalgic aspects of yesterday and not much more. Nevertheless, the fact that Murphy pulls it down as frequently as he does here is a clear testament to his ongoing pop-culture relevance—and the notion that this back from the Dead franchise does run hot.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is Rated R by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA) for language throughout, violence, and brief drug use.
Sex & Nudity: It contains few sexual jokes and allusions, characteristic of a more roasted taste of Eddie Murphy. An example of the drama’s portrayal of a complex love story contains one scene where lovers mention being together but no scene of intimacy or sex is depicted. Some of the characters are dressed obscenely and there is no hardcore sex scene in the movie but there is also no nudity.
Violence & Gore: Violent scenes are very common throughout the movie where characters are seen shooting at each other, chasing each other in their cars, and physically assaulting each other. Axel Foley together with his partners uses force to fight other criminals through shooting and physical contact. In some scenes, characters get involved in an accident and are hurt, but there is no emphasis on blood and guts. The decisive battle is a shoot-em-up with a high body count, in an artful with which is characteristic of action comedies.
Profanity: It is imperative to note that the dialogue is rather vulgar and the characters are known to use explicit language, including the F-word, and S-word, among others. Swearing and using abusive terms is a common occurrence and employed for laughter. One of the sources of humor in the movie is the use of racial jokes and insults and therefore, may be considered as distasteful by others.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: People are depicted consuming alcohol several times, for instance, while partying and at the bars. There is a subplot of narcotics but they don’t depict the use of it in the whole movie. There are scenes with characters using cigarettes.
For this reason, parents are encouraged to view the movie themselves to ascertain whether it can be viewed by children or not. Strong language and appearances of violence make this film most suitable for viewers of teenage and adult age.
