Nostalgia it AINT what it used to be.
Right around the halfway mark ofBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F, a.k.a.
Hes rockin his usual Detroit-plainclothes-chic uniform of varsity jacket, T-shirt, jeans and white sneakers.
Eddie Murphy and Paul Reiser as in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.‘Netflix
Now hes about to scam his way past yet another gatekeeper to Snootsville, USA, SoCal division.
Foley introduces himself to the clerk as Nigel Applebottom fromBon Appetitmagazine, affecting a slightly fey British accent.
Hes winding up some elaborate story that will likely get him a penthouse suite for peanuts.
Then Foley stops, takes a beat and says, in his normal voice, To hell with this.
Im just too tired.
Do you have any rooms available?
designed to be as comfort-food-predictable as possible.
Murphy does not seem too tired to don the varsity jacket and run around Rodeo Drive again at all.
Its everything else regarding thisNetflixtrip down memory lane that feels exhausted.
Theres a tiny SoundCloud rapper surrounded by four giant bodyguards!
And theres a lady feeding her Pomeranian sushi!
L.A., youre so crazy!
So now Axel has to find his M.I.A.
deliver a supersized version of Eddie Murphy, Superstar.
That firstBeverly Hills Copchanged everything for Murphy, for comedy, for the movies.
Hes bringing the charm, the screen presence, the spin on a line that makes it pop.
This is a movie that doesnt just heart the Eighties.
