I love Eddie Murphy, but this is a very weak vehicle for his talents. Sure, he's got some good scenes and some good lines, the eighties vibes is a blast, the music was very good, and we see cameos from lots of Murphy's comedian friends, including a very young Chris Rock; but the sum total is very modest. The movie is one Hollywood cliché after another, with endless dumb chase scenes, a police commissioner who says the same things in every scene, and a lame plot. His two buddies are predictable. Eddie Murphy was fresh and gritty and unpredictable in Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America, Bowfinger and other films. But on this one they went for a formula, and it falls flat.
Review of Beverly Hills Cop II
