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08/13/02
Lethal Weapon (1987)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:36
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: The most successful installment in a phenomenally successful series, Lethal Weapon helped redefine action movies for the 1980s and 1990s.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Two tough Los Angeles cops, one who carries a lethal weapon (Glover) and the other who is one (Gibson), are teamed as partners in a highly unusual case involving a massive international ring which... [More]
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Tom Atkins
Director: Richard Donner
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Reviews for Lethal Weapon
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07/17/05
Empty glitz in search of a style.
11/27/07
Admittedly, it pretty cool to see Martin Riggs burst through the door the second the bad guy says "There's no more heroes left in the world" despite having just recieved brutal electric shock torture that will leave you cringing with shooting discomfort.
12/06/05
Gibson is truly frightening as the cop about to go into orbit, and Glover is a standout as the down-to-earth lawman with very much to lose.
12/04/06
A phenomenally successful, noisy, violent buddy movie.
08/25/08
No review available.
08/22/03
The best in an overrated series thanks to Gibson's intense performance as a suicidal cop.
10/06/05
Great deconstructive buddy movie with surprising character development.
10/27/05
No review available.
04/03/04
...Lethal Weapon remains one of those rare 1980s action films that passed the test of time.
01/01/00
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07/07/05
Lethal Weapon is big, dumb fun, and often genuinely funny and exciting. It's no sin to enjoy it.
01/01/00
The buddy-cop movie that set the standard for all to come.
09/26/03
The pace never slows, the jokes never miss and the stunts never disappoint in this macho-dream of an actioner.
11/27/07
In this classy all-action thriller, Mel Gibson oozes charm the way his victims ooze blood.
06/24/06
No review available.
01/06/04
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07/07/09
Top CriticStill remarkably entertaining.
11/07/02
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