While not a total catastrophe, Murphy and Netflixs resuscitation of the ’80s IP is a timid retread.
One cant help but call it a missed opportunity.
Just in case anyone didnt notice, Ashton mugs for the camera and says, Some things never change!
Eddie Murphy in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix
when Murphy exclaims get the f— out of here!
The story, such as it is, is simple.
(Luckily, the movie makes a few shouldnt we all be retired?
Paul Reiser (L) and Eddie Murphy in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’.Netflix
gags to cover its behind.)
(Theres moreBob Hopeto the Murphy persona than you might think.)
But not even Eddie Murphy can do all the lifting himself.
Eddie Murphy (L) and Bronson Pinchot in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix
He needs some material to work with.
Murphy and the others are left in the breeze, flop-sweating their way to a punchline that barely exists.
Sadly, the usually terrificLuis Guzmanis nails-on-chalkboard annoying here as a madcap criminal.
Ashton, kvetching about his thyroid medication, fares somewhat better.
Will we see anotherBeverly Hills Copmovie, especially now that Paige and Gordon-Levitt are part of the crew?
Lets hope next time, they hire someone to write some funny scenes.Grade: C
