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Beverly Hills Cop 4: Brings back the nostalgia

I think the makers of this film ran out of ideas when they called this one as ' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F ' That title really doesn't make the film any edgier or cooler in my opinion. I don't believe this is the final installment of the series so the extra emphasis on 'F' seems unwarranted too. What was lacking in the title is however made up by the thought that was put into character trajectories and ushering some news ones into the fold. They also make it a point to acknowledge all the three prequels while comically highlighting that the third one was a bit lackluster ( fans love it when filmmakers are self-aware ).   Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 4 < Courtesy: KAZE TV > So where does one start with this one, we start right in Detroit where Axel Foley ( Eddie Murphy ) is alerted by his friend Rosewood ( Judge Reinhold ), now a private detective, that his estranged daughter Jane ( Taylour Paige ) could be in a lot of trouble with a certain cartel. Axe