Rotten
The film seems... to be a precisely timed affair: so many seconds for this, so many for that, and the natural flow of the story be damned.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Beverly Hills Cop II
Axel Foley is back. Back where he doesn't belong.
1987 · 1h 43m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Tony Scott
Overview
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Director and cast
- Tony Scott Director
- Eddie Murphy as Det. Axel Foley
- Judge Reinhold as Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
- John Ashton as Det. Sgt. John Taggart
- Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent
- Ronny Cox as Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil
- Brigitte Nielsen as Karla Fry
- Gilbert R. Hill Cast
- Dean Stockwell Cast
- Allen Garfield Cast
- Paul Reiser Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
48%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What is comedy? That's a pretty basic question, I know, but Cop II never thought to ask it.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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