No longer lethal, Detective Riggs is a crotchety middle-aged weapon now
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01/01/00
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:33
Rotten:28
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Fourth in the series of uber-successful action films directed by Richard Donner. Gibson and Glover return as Los Angeles detectives who can't seem to get through a day without a shooting, a... [More]
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Reviews for Lethal Weapon 4
More often than not it, seems like a pale retread of its predecessors.
01/01/00
I started checking my watch after forty minutes.
01/01/00
Not only is the franchise growing hoary, by now it's become downright laughable, leaving Lethal Weapon 4 feeling more like a bad Fox sitcom than anything else.
01/01/00
...audiences will laugh and cry and even chew on their fingers during the action sequences.
06/05/02
Just another buddy movie about a pair of cops trying to get the bad guys so they can go home and relax with their loved ones.
01/01/00
You're best advised to put your head in the sand and avoid all three sequels.
08/25/08
Lethal Weapon 4 has all the technical skill of the first three movies in the series, but lacks the secret weapon, which was conviction.
01/01/00
Top CriticOverstuffed and formulaic...
10/15/02
There's all kinds of quirks and tidbits that are worth smiling at, but nothing like the original movies, really.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/01/00
Explosiva, hilarante, exagerada, llamativa, enredada, cambiante, disfrutable, divertida, muy divertida.
09/03/01
I heard audience members yelling out, 'Rewind it -- I wanna see that again!'
05/26/06
A combination of good-natured humor, slapstick, violence and even some maudlin sentimentality.
01/01/00
No review available.
04/02/05
...in their 'bigger and louder is better' zeal, he[Donner] and series co-creator Shane Black have all but forgotten how to tell a coherent story and create sympathetic characters.
01/01/00
Twelve years later, the franchise shows unflagging energy, inventiveness, humor. 4 rocks.
01/01/00
Top Critic...solidly entertaining...
01/01/00
You know what makes this film eminently more watchable than the last in the series? Two words: Jet Li.
01/01/00
The very definition of a meaningless, mindless summer sequel.
09/24/07
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November 03, 2006:
George Miller Discusses the Future of "Mad Max"
Mel Gibson recently stated that he wouldn't be returning for any more "Lethal Weapon" or "Mad Max" sequels, but director George Miller seems somewhat... More...
October 31, 2006:
Mel Gibson Nixes "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" Returns
In a move that surprises absolutely no one and relieves quite a few, Mel Gibson has announced that he's officially staying away from any and all sequels to "Lethal... More...
August 07, 2006:
NOW Mel Wants to Do Another "Lethal Weapon"?
In a move that might be dismissed as "PR B.S." by many, Mel Gibson (allegedly) wants to head back to Riggsville and star in "Lethal Weapon 5" -- despite his... More...
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