39 years ago John Simon (1925-2019) called the original Beverly Hills Cop (directed by Martin Brest, released in ’84) “a truly contemptible film.”
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix, sometime in ’24) is obviously a cynical paycheck project, and will almost certainly deliver none of the original juice. And the 62 year-old Murphy no longer looks like Axel — he looks like Sonny Liston.