A street-smart detective teams with two bumbling cops to chase a weapons kingpin in sunny, pulpy Beverly Hills.
Crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free) and Pluto TV (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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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.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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