Beverly Hills Cop
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Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings
- Starring: Eddie Murphy
- Summary: Axel Foley, a freewheeling Detroit cop investigating the murder of his friend, finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
- Director: Martin Brest
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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83Beverly Hills Cop is an action movie and an Eddie Murphy vehicle first, but Brest's dramatic intelligence surfaces often enough to make a welcome difference in what could have been an ordinary crowd-pleaser. [13 Dec. 1984, p.35]
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80Murphy exudes the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto. But as befits a manchild of the soft-spoken '80s, there is an insinuating sweetness about the heart that is always visible on the sleeve of Murphy's habitual sweatshirt.
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Mar 19, 201350Beverly Hills Cop is more cop show than comedy riot. Expectations that Eddie Murphy's street brand of rebelliousness would devastate staid and glittery Beverly Hills are not entirely met in a film that grows increasingly dramatic.
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30The whole picture is edited and scored as if it were a lollapalooza of laughs. And, with Murphy busting his sides guffawing in self-congratulation, and the camera jammed into his tonsils, damned if the audience doesn't whoop and carry on as if yes, this is a wow of a comedy. [24 Dec. 1984, p.78]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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