A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

This was just a fun first installment and gets the series off to a nice fun start.Axel Foley is a Detroit police officer who is tracking down those responsible for the murder of his friend, to Beverly Hills. There he meets Taggart and Rosewood who are by the book cops, not until after their encounter with Foley are their lives forever changed for the better.The action scenes are good and very well done, the writing is well done, and the chemistry between Eddie, John Aston, Judge Reinhold, Ronny Cox and the rest is great.Overall, a good movie and I highly recommend it. I give it a 6/10. What more could I say, if you have not seen this film give it a look I think you'll enjoy it, there is a reason why it's a classic.

If you've never seen this film at all or you happen to be a fan of both the eighties and Eddie Murphy's sense of humour then I can guarantee a great evening. The comedy is brash but it goes with the territory, generally it's a well made film with a great plot.Eddie stars as a maverick cop called Axel Foley whose antics test the department in particular, commanding officer Inspector Todd after a sting operation goes badly wrong. Axel meets childhood friend Mikey Tandino and they go for a drink for old time's sake. Things go wrong when returning to Axel's apartment when Mikey is murdered whilst he(Axel) is knocked unconscious. Inspector Todd sympathetically gives Axel time off and it's not long when Axel heads to Beverley Hills to track Mikey's killers and then that's when the fun starts...

"Beverly Hills Cop" is a classic movie in its own right, and it is one of those movie that everyone has seen. And it is a very entertaining movie that mixes comedy, action and a good storyline quite well.The story is about Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), a police officer whose friend is murdered in Detroit, and ends up in Beverly Hills to look into the murder of his friend. He gets tangled in with the Beverly Hills police department and is soon deep in trouble as his snooping around is not appreciated.Story-wise "Beverly Hills Cop" is greatly paced and actually quite nicely built up and has a very good flow to it. The story has a lot of weight to it, and it is the type of movie that you can watch again and again.And lets not forget about the distinctive music score and soundtrack that everyone is familiar with.The movie has a great cast of talents to it, that really do great jobs with their given roles and characters. There is especially a great chemistry between Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and John Ashton.A great and fun movie that never gets old.

"Beverly Hills Cop" is one of Eddie Murphy's few genuinely good movies. Murphy is cast as Axel Foley, a Detriot policeman with authority issues who travels to Beverly Hills to learn what happened to one of his close friends. He discovers the ultimate adversary in villainous Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff of "Octopussy"), while he cannot get his head around how the Beverly Hills Police Department operates. Eventually, he makes friends with two blue-collar cops, callow Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High") and Rosewood's gruff, no-nonsense partner Sergeant Taggart (John Ashton of "Midnight Run") who have been dispatched to conduct surveillance on him by their immediate superior, Lieutenant Bogomil (Ronny Cox of "Deliverance") who wants Axel out of town. Axel isn't the kind of guy who gives up easily as everybody comes to realize with dire chagrin, especially Maitland. Axel's Detroit Police Department Captain, Inspector Todd (Gilbert R. Hill) is the only person that Axel seems to respect. Anyway, "Beverly Hills Cop" is fast-paced fun with all the dull spots edited out for maximum velocity from the early scenes in the Motor City when he busts cigarette smugglers to his repeated clashes with Maitland and his minions, most memorably Zack (Jonathan Banks), the evil villain who killed Axel's friend and loves to brag about the feat. Martin Brest made his reputation with this top-flight action thriller. Before "Beverly Hills Cop" he made an amusing oldsters actioneer with George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg entitled "Going in Style." He went on to helm the top-notch Robert De Niro bounty hunter thriller "Midnight Run." The bouncy orchestral theme by Harold Faltermeyer became a popular hit. "Beverly Hills Cop" was an early example of a Jerry Bruckheimer & Don Simpson production.