“Axel F” opens as these films do, with Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) getting into undercover trouble in Detroit, this time stopping a robbery at a Red Wings game that leads to a destructive chase through the city in a snowplow
Are they just redoing everything they did in all the other movies, but slightly different?
Yup… slightly different, a lot older.
I get that they want to keep it similar style, but man they didn’t take any risks.
It’s like watching episodic TV. There are no surprises.
Is it at least better than Coming to America 2?
Well, my expectations were really low for that so I didn’t mind that as much as others.
My expectations were slightly higher for this and so I didn’t enjoy it as much. It’s not the worst thing. It’s watchable, I got a few chuckles, but it’s simply meh. It didn’t need to be made, but for two hours, it’s fine.
I think it was about ten-fifteen years too late.
That’s too bad. Oh well!
I mean, that’s what they did for all 3 of the original movies, which people liked.
Ok, might watch. Expected it to be crap. Hope I have same taste as Roger Ebert though.
I mean, he’s dead so you’ll never know if you have the same tastes as him…
Saw it. It was okay. Expect everyone to be old. Expect the writer to take the same beats as previous movies. There were a few lines that were funny, but Murphy is obviously not the same young kid from the first movies.
I liked it better than 3, but that’s not saying much. 1 and 2 were far better. Don’t expect a Top Gun: Maverick experience by any means.
