Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 7
Lethal Weapon 2 may sport a thin plot typical of action fare, but its combination of humor and adrenaline, along with the chemistry between its leads, make this a playful, entertaining sequel.
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
Lethal Weapon 2 may sport a thin plot typical of action fare, but its combination of humor and adrenaline, along with the chemistry between its leads, make this a playful, entertaining sequel.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 229,682
This high-voltage sequel continues the adventures of Los Angeles detectives Riggs and Murtaugh (Oscar-winner Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) as they try to thwart a smuggling ring of blond South African "diplomats". Gibson finds romance this time around, and Academy Award- winner Joe Pesci ("GoodFellas," "My Cousin Vinnie") joins the team as fast-talking con artist Leo Getz. "At the Movies" calls this "...Pure dynamite!...a summer blockbuster with enough humor, excitement and action for two
Jul 7, 1989 Wide
Aug 27, 1997
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (7) | DVD (17)
Loaded with the usual elements, Lethal Weapon 2 benefits from a consistency of tone that was lacking in the first film.
If you liked Lethal Weapon, you'll like Lethal Weapon 2; it's almost as simple as that.
A film with the same off-center invention and wild energy as the original.
You've got your chases, you've got your explosions, you've got your destruction of property and death of innocent bystanders -- all this and bonding too.
It's fun stuff -- crackling, playfully escapist summer fare that doesn't make you feel taken advantage of later.
Sequel adds Joe Pesci to the buddy cop formula.
One of the finest examples of the genre, and, in my humble estimation, one of the greatest sequels put to film. Perhaps deranged hyperbole, but rarely does a follow-up outgun the original film as swiftly as Lethal 2 does.
Better than the first!
Returning director Richard Donner seems to have smoothed over the few stylistic rough edges remaining from the earlier film to deliver here two hours of pure, breathless, high-impact entertainment.
Probably the best film in the series to date.
Kick ass sequel
I missed the extra minutes provided on the standard-edition Director's Cut. However, the sharper HD picture more than makes up the difference. (HD-DVD Edition)
You may find the movie overdone, to be sure, but you'll have to admit the lead characters are endearing.
Too jokey and cutesy. This is where the series took a wrong turn toward too much comedy, but the public didn't seem to mind.
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.
Strong, funny sequel
Despite problems with poor characterization and weak plot, Lethal Weapon 2 nevertheless provides a satisfying combination of male bonding, action and humor...
Roger Murtaugh: It's just been revoked! "The magic is back!"Lethal Weapon 2 is just as entertaining, just as fun, just as funny, and just as thrilling as the original. The first one is a classic, but I like this one as much, if not slightly more than the first. The character development from the first one is over, and
January 10, 2012
Super Reviewer
Riggs and Murtaugh investigate the staff of a South African consulate who are hiding behind their diplomatic credentials to perpetrate organised crime. The same team who brought you the original formula of testosterone soaked, adolescent pleasing action and wise cracks returns with exactly the same blend of
December 9, 2006
Super Reviewer
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