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Lethal Weapon

1987

Richard Donner

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan ...

6.7

85,048

Action. Comedy The first in a series of four Lethal Weapons. Mel Gibson plays an emotionally off-balanced undercover cop. His partner, Danny Glover, is good valued family man. The two opposite personalities become embroiled in a series of tense and exciting situations.

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The film is all fast action, noisy stunts and huge, often unflattering close-ups, but it packs an undeniable wallop"	POS
United Kingdom	Gavin Bainbridge Empire	"The pace never slows, the jokes never miss and the stunts never disappoint (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"Screenwriter Shane Black obviously knows his way around the L.A. cop story beat, and has intelligently woven classic noir themes and ingredients into 'Lethal Weapon'"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I've seen it all. But this movie thrilled me from beginning to end (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The interaction between Riggs and Murtaugh is the glue that holds the 'Lethal Weapon' movies together, and the trait that makes the first installment so compulsively watchable (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Richard Harrington The Washington Post	"[It] is a vivid, visceral reminder of just how exciting an action film can be"	POS
United Kingdom	John Marriott Radio Times	"[Gibson and Glover] bring a great deal of spirit and fun to the mindless mayhem (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Pat Graham Chicago Reader	"[Donner] doesn't pay much attention to text, subtext, or anything else; his 1987 film is empty glitz in search of a style, with arbitrary action substituting for ordinary narrative coherence."	NEG
United States	Variety	"'Lethal Weapon' is a film teetering on the brink of absurdity when it gets serious, but thanks to its unrelenting energy and insistent drive, it never quite falls."	POS

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