Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – fish-out-of-water Eddie Murphy chases past glories

Murphy’s maverick cop – and his theme music – are back to fight corruption, but four decades on there’s little energy to enliven their formulaic reunion Eddie Murphy isn’t finished yet – as he proved with his barnstormer of a performance as Blaxploitation pioneer Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name . But there’s something a bit tired and formulaic about this further go-around for his iconic Detroit cop Axel Foley from the Beverly Hills Cop action-comedy franchise which 40 years ago made Murphy an explosive Hollywood star – and whose catchy Axel F theme became an 80s anthem, duly revived here. He’s back for the fourth film, yet again leaving his Detroit turf to be a scruffy fish-out-of-water in the hilariously chi-chi world of Beverly Hills, yet again wryly noticing from the wheel of his car, on the way in, a montage of all the crazy California stuff, including a car registration plate reading: PRE-NUP. Axel’s grownup lawyer daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) is in Beverly Hills, menace

Shah Rukh Khan to unveil Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani teaser: Report

The much-anticipated release of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has garnered immense excitement among movie enthusiasts. This film marks Karan Johar's return to the director's chair after a hiatus of seven years. In a special tribute to their enduring friendship, it has been revealed that Shah Rukh Khan will launch the teaser of the upcoming Bollywood film. 

A report by Pinkvilla quoted a source saying, “Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar go a long way and it’s great of SRK to come on board to digitally launch the teaser. He has always stood by Karan's side and vice versa. In fact, SRK also played a cameo in Karan's last directorial, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. When Karan reached out to SRK to be the dignitary for the teaser launch, it was an instant yes from his end.” 

Speaking of the film, in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama last year, Karan Johar called Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani a ‘joyous’. He said, “I hope that everybody else believes that. I just think that I'm very privileged to have been able to work with Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, and Dharmendra, besides Ranveer and Alia. We have an amazing cast from Kolkata as well. We have Churni Ganguli and Tota Roy Chowdhury. I've worked with Aamir Bashir, Kshitee Jog, and an actress called Anjali Anand.”

Explaining his take further, Johar added, “We have so many interesting new actors and it's a massive ensemble, a family love story. It has all the elements in the film that I have loved watching and always having as part of my films. The songs and the dances – it a celebratory film and I can't wait for actually everyone to kind of dig themselves into the world of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.”

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani will release on July 28. 

Also Read: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani: Karan Johar kicks off a new era of love with Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer, see new poster



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