2 days Ago By [email protected] (Grace Morris)
sees Eddie Murphy reprise his iconic role as misfit cop Axel Foley, who returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane’s (Taylour Paige) life is threatened. Like its predecessors, starts in Detroit, Axel’s hometown and it’s not long before he gets up to his old mischievous tricks. It’s clear not much has changed for the spritely detective 30-years later as he gets involved with shootouts, car chases and police pursuits.
In addition to a classic soundtrack with the theme tune by Harold Faltermeyer that everyone remembers to this day, director Mark Molloy brought back some of the original cast to capture even more of the legacy sequel magic, including John Ashton as Taggart, Judge Reinhold as Rosewood, Paul Reiser as Jeffrey and Bronson Pinchot as Serge, who join Axel to crack a drug conspiracy. Of course, with a new reboot comes new characters to try and attract a fresh audience to the 80s cult classic. Paige stars as Axel’s estranged daughter Jane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( ) plays Axel’s new Beverly Hills Police Department liaison Bobby Abbott and Kevin Bacon joins the cast as Captain Grant.
In it’s not just cops and robbers that attracts Axel back to Beverly Hills, but the chance to reconcile with Jane and develop a relationship outside of his work. Hot shot cop isn’t a flop – even if you haven’t seen the original movies As someone who has never seen the hit 1980s blockbuster franchise I had no idea what to expect from the fourth installment, Of course, I.
