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Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Richard Donner

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland ...

6.0

51,244

Action Buddy cops Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and his partner Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) are assigned to protect a witness, Leo Getz (Joe Pesci), who soon tells them he has done business with the same South African smugglers Murtaugh and Riggs have been investigating on their own time. Though they were assigned to protect this man to keep them out of trouble, the partners soon find themselves up to their ears in action as they set on the chase. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Caryn James The New York Times	"The film is so careful to preserve its successful comic-action formula that it follows the most basic law of sequels. If you liked 'Lethal Weapon,' you'll like 'Lethal Weapon 2'"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"This action thriller sequel is the weakest of the cop sagas, let down by its tiresomely inconsistent script (...) That said, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's accomplished rapport continues to delight (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Lethal Weapon 2' is that rarity - a sequel with most of the same qualities as the original (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"[It substitutes] hardware for atmosphere, exaggeration for suspense, sadism for humor, shtick for character, blood and guts for body and soul"	NEU
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"[It] is nearly twice as much fun [as the original]"	POS
United States	Ted Pigeon Slant	"What makes the film such a precedent of its type is how it not just focuses on the characters amid the action, but reveals greater dimensions to them"	POS
United States	Variety	"Loaded with the usual elements, 'Lethal Weapon 2' benefits from a consistency of tone that was lacking in the first film."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Despite the usual improbabilities and cliches that go with this brand of buddy-cop thriller, the action sequences are handled with some flair (...) The movie overall may be routine, but Donner gives it some spark and polish"	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"By concentrating on the often frustrating, funny relationship between the three men, the film gains in humour but loses some of the momentum and panache which distinguished the original."	NEU

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