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Date: 2007-10-04 12:42:22 User: Eugene Miliskievic Okay, so even though I claim to be pretty knowledgeable about the movies, I won't say that this is the original buddy cop movie because I'm sure there were some before it, but Beverly Hills Cop is quite possibly the most famous buddy cop series, with the probable exception of the Lethal Weapon series. What I like about Beverly Hills Cop is that, while it's falls into a sub genre that is a cliché in itself (by now, at least), it does something a little different in the way that it's structured. At least in the buddy portion of the plot formula. Eddie Murphy doesn't get assigned to a goofy white partner like Judge Reinhold's outstandingly goofy Detective Rosewood against his will, but is instead constantly pursued by Detective Rosewood and his own partner as he investigates a case that he's not supposed to be investigating. THAT is the cliché that the movie follows to the letter. Every single line is here, 'take some time off,' 'stay away from this case,' 'if you go after this guy don't bother calling in on Monday,' etc. My eyes tend to glaze over whenever I hear this situation in a movie, probably because I work so much and in such situations can only think of how great it would be if my bosses told me to take some time off, go on vacation, don't let them catch me working or they'll fire me. Maybe I need a vacation so badly that I have a hard time identifying with someone who is forced to take one. That being said, I really enjoyed the movie. The vacation thing is a really trivial point that I thought I'd mention just because I have the same reaction whenever I see a movie like that. More recent ones were Bad Boys and the ridiculous Bad Boys II. The plot itself is really pretty simple. It's a basic set-up to create lots of situations for Eddie Murphy to be a comedian, and for the most part it works really well. Axel Foley (Murphy) runs into an old friend, they go out and have a great time talking about old times, and it gradually becomes clear that the guy has gotten into some trouble. As they get back home they are attacked by two men who knock Foley unconscious and kill his friend. The rest of the movie is Axel trying to find out who did it and bring his friend's killers to justice while a lot of goofy Beverly Hills cops follow along trying to mess up his forbidden investigation. There are a lot of classic ploys in the movie, such as the fact that Foley is a cool, street smart cop from Detroit, while the guys assigned to follow him are geeky white police officers from Beverly Hills, presumably not used to dealing with tough cops or tough criminals. Indeed, Judge Reinhold, who capitalized off of his awkward nervousness is several films (kind of like David Spade capitalizes off his dorky weaknesses in most of his movies), is the embodiment of everything that a police officer can do or act like in order to command no respect whatsoever. If Reinhold had auditioned for a part in Police Academy, he probably wouldn't have gotten the part. He's like a kid trapped in a man's body, which is why he filled his role in Vice Versa so well. The movie is entirely driven by the comedy, it's a vehicle for Eddie Murphy to be funny, he moves through the movie from one comedic situation to the next, endlessly making fun of his pursuers and effortlessly staying one step ahead of them all the while ("We're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe..."). This must be what Jamie Foxx was talking about when he said that Eddie Murphy needs to go back to being dangerous. Granted, he was hardly a dangerous criminal in the movie, but this is Eddie Murphy at the top of his form.   You have to register to leave a comment...   Back to the Beverly Hills Cop movie download page