New Beverly Hills Cop 4 Stars Break Down Their Sidekick & Villain Roles
Summary
The Rotten Tomatoes score is in forBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Picking up the story of the titular Axel Foley after 30 years,the film sends the protagonist on another action-packed journey, this time as he tries to save his daughter from a violent threat, meanwhile uncovering a conspiracy.Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fhas a castled by Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold, with supporting actors including Kevin Bacon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Mark Pellegrino, Bronson Pinchot, and John Ashton.
Now, theRotten Tomatoesscore forBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fhas been revealed. At the time of writing,the film has a 69% Tomatometer. This score is subject to change, as there are 65 reviews at the time of writing and the movie releases on Netflix today. As such,Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fdoes not yet to have an audience score.
How Does Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Compare With Its Predecessors?
The Movie Puts A Focus On Having An Engaging Villain
Before the first release of theBeverly Hills Cop: Axel FRotten Tomatoes score, Murphy was vocal about the changes that had been made between the third and fourth franchise installments. According to the actor, the biggest problem with 1994’sBeverly Hills Cop IIIwas that it had a weak villain, thinning out the conflict in the film. Attempting to repair those past mistakes,Axel Fincluded a strong villain in Bacon, who was hyped up by Murphy and other actors in advance of the movie.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Ending Explained
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F finds Eddie Murphy’s title character on his most personal case yet, and the sequel leaves the door open for another movie.
So far, it seems like these efforts have paid off in thereception ofBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The 69% Tomatometer positions the film as thesecond-highest rating in the franchise, behind only 1984’sBeverly Hills Cop. It is a vast improvement from the third film, which received a paltry 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.Beverly Hills Cop IIalso received lackluster reviews, as it had a rotten score with a 46% overall.
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*Scores are updated as of 7/3/24 and are still subject to change.
The audience scores for theBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fmovies have not been positive since the first movie, so it will be interesting to see ifAxel Fmanages to swing the series back into the good graces of viewers as well.Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Freleases on Netflix on July 3, so while it does not have the opportunity to show its success at the box office, the action movie can aspire to top the Netflix Global Top 10 during its first week on the platform. Even though audiences have had to wait three decades for this follow-up, it seems like the hard work from theBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fteam is paying off.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Cast
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is the fourth film in the popular comedy franchise starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the Netflix film alongside returning cast members Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and Bronson Pinchot as Serge. Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also star in the sequel as new characters.
