Arriving a full three decades after the last entry in the series, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a much better film than it probably should be and easily the best film in the series since Martin Brest's 1984 original. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) was mired in director Tony Scott's visual glam and lack of interest in comedy, while Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) was downright anemic, despite director John Landis having successfully worked with star Eddie Murphy on Trading Places (1983) and Coming to America (1988). That lackluster third entry is given a wink-wink chiding in ... Read More