Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

"(An) uncomplicated throwback."

"The heat is definitely back on."

"A good-natured romp that makes gallant, sometimes hilariously misguided, efforts to fit an eighties aesthetic around contemporary California."

"The very definition of passable, comfort-viewing, nostalgia-tinged entertainment."

"The simple reminder of a situation, a character... from Beverly Hills Cop is supposed to leave us clapping our hands like seals."

"A comfortably familiar, stays-in-its-lane continuation."

"Finds a clever way to tweak the... formula without disrupting it entirely."

"It’s not as funny as (the) previous ones... But it has Murphy blowing stuff up and joking about it."

"Murphy is effective, even if the tone has shifted from a brash swagger to nostalgic cheer."

"A joyless affair... that made me long for the original."

"Eddie Murphy brings Big Dad Energy."

"(A) routine Netflix sequel low on new ideas."

"Murphy could still play comedy or drama with the right script, but this presumes a great deal on the audience’s brand loyalty."

"A film of familiar pleasures."

"Comes to the table with nothing to prove, nothing to say, and nothing for Murphy to work with."

"An almost-faithful recreation of the original’s unreconstructed idiocy, this belated sequel is warm, funny and full of excellent car chases"

"You might not be giving it the full Axel-like heh-heh-heh, but you’ll be smiling and chuckling throughout."

"Murphy's style is the meat on this movie's slender bones."

"The Detroit disrupter’s troublemaking shtick hasn’t changed 30 years on — and the material’s age is showing."

"There’s little to smile about in this painfully lacklustre retread."