This is the first film in the franchise that starred Eddy Murphy. A mix of police investigation and comedy, Eddy Murphy's character and his two Beverly Hills police sidekicks (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) provoke cool distancing and humor. The contrast between Eddy Murphy's Detroit police style and the Beverly Hills police is the driving force behind the script: cultural difference and social engineering. Bronson Pinchot also brings in elements of humor. On the villain side, we have Steven Berkoff, perfect. And it's always nice to see the underrated Lisa Eilbacher again.
The dynamic works, with a limited dose of action sequences, but just the right amount. Because here, it's the characters that count and make the flavor. In fact, the film opens with a chase with multiple crumpled metal sheets, which is rather the final sequence of some films. As if to say, that's it, it's done, now we can get on with the characters and the cultural clashes. Harold Faltermeyer's music is also striking. It contributes to the memorial imprint of the film. A manifesto of the aesthetics and perfumes of the 1980s.
The dynamic works, with a limited dose of action sequences, but just the right amount. Because here, it's the characters that count and make the flavor. In fact, the film opens with a chase with multiple crumpled metal sheets, which is rather the final sequence of some films. As if to say, that's it, it's done, now we can get on with the characters and the cultural clashes. Harold Faltermeyer's music is also striking. It contributes to the memorial imprint of the film. A manifesto of the aesthetics and perfumes of the 1980s.