Adapted from the novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, and with a star-studded cast including Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon, this film relishes in keeping the audiences as uncertain as its characters are, explaining little and leaving questions you'll be mulling for days.
A fantasy twist on notions of youthful rebellion, the prison of familiarity, and fears of change, Maboroshi—meaning "illusion"—is a dazzling sophomore feature from director Mari Okada—whose 2018 debut Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms won accolades around the globe—and one that firmly establishes her as one of the most exciting creators working in animation today.
After two previous riotous excursions to glamorous Beverly Hills (we don't count 1994's Beverly Hills Cop III), detective Axel Foley (a resurgent Eddie Murphy, proving he's lost none of his 1980s sparkle) is back in California after causing a modicum of public destruction in his native Detroit, only to find his estranged daughter Jane’s (Taylour Paige) life is in danger.
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