Critic Reviews
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Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Murphy exudes the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
It's one of the few star comedies of the early 80s to allot some humor and personality to the minor characters.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Expectations that Eddie Murphy's street brand of rebelliousness would devastate staid and glittery Beverly Hills are not entirely met in a film that grows increasingly dramatic.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Eddie Murphy looks like the latest victim of the Star Magic Syndrome, in which it is assumed that a movie will be a hit simply because it stars an enormously talented person.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn.
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Cast
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Eddie Murphyas Axel Foley -
Judge Reinholdas Detective Billy Rosewood -
Lisa Eilbacheras Jenny Summers
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John Ashtonas Sgt. Taggart -
Ronny Coxas Lt. Andrew Bogomil -
Steven Berkoffas Victor Maitland
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