But nothing here shocks Foley these days.
Nothing drives him to his classic chuckle.
Instead he gives it all a knowing smile and drives on.
Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Captain Cade Grant, played by a sneering Kevin Bacon.
However, thats not all thatAxel Fis.
All of the legacy sequel trappings serve an unwinking plot straight out of an 80s cop movie.
Molloy shoots it all with a practicality rarely seen today.
The final set piece involves a chopper twirling through the air with an immediacy usually only done byGeorge Millernow.
The best old-school throwback is Murphy himself.
Axel adopts goofy characters to talk his way through tough situations, always the smartest man in the room.
Murphys sharp performance and Molloys old-school direction carryAxel Fthrough the weaker parts of the movie.
Much better are the scenes that just let Axel do his thing.
Decades of bad press and worse movies havent robbed him of his natural charisma and wit.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. premiers on Netflix on July 3, 2024.
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Rating:
3 out of 5
