Eddie Murphy's hugely anticipated Beverly Hills Cop 4 finally landed on Netflix this week, and has been greeted by a tidal wave of love and laughter from fans. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F sees the return of the fast-talking, street-smart Detroit detective who first appeared in the stellar 1984 original film, which spawned two sequels in 1987 and 1994. This new movie, directed by Mark Molloy, has our hero returning to Beverly Hills after a conspiracy lands his daughter (played by Zola Star Taylour Paige) in danger.
Axel teams up with her and new partner Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) to get to the truth with a little help from old friends Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton). Beverly Hills Cop was Eddie Murphy's first box office hit after he made his name appearing as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. The first flick follows Axel as he travels to California to investigate the murder of his childhood friend Mikey.
Let's take a look at how the new film has gone down with both fans and critics: With a 6.8 rating on IMDb and a 78 per cent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes - but a critic's score of 67 per cent - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F has certainly proved divisive. Empire awarded it three stars, saying: "All involved have done a solid job in executing what most fans likely want from a very belated Beverly Hills Cop sequel.
This is not an action movie with the slickness or invention to take on any current blockbuster franchise. It’s ch.
