Beverly Hills Cop II

Upon learning that a friend (Ronny Cox) of his has been shot, Detroit cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) goes to Beverly Hills once again to find the culprits, who happen…

Beverly Hills Cop: Action-Comedy Blueprint

Eddie Murphy. Photo: Paramount For decades, there were rumors about a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie being planned and I don't think anyone greeted the news with enthusiasm. But there…

Batman & Robin

This time, Batman comes with a personal credit card. Opus #4 threw in too many stupid one-liners and ridiculous gadgets. This is essentially a (less than hilarious) comedy that doesn’t…

Bad Boys 

The Miami Vice concept survives even without Michael Mann, it would seem. Michael Bay, in his directing debut, makes good use of the sun-drenched Miami scenery and guarantees that action…

Bad Boys II 

In this sequel, the story is even less memorable (something about smuggling ecstasy in corpses), but the action is good enough, especially a wild chase where cars are thrown off…