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Murtaugh and Riggs remain an appealing partnership, but Lethal Weapon 3 struggles to give them a worthy new adventure as it cranks up the camp along with the mean-spiritedness.
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A cheerfully amoral movie that cannily caters to and satirizes our passion for cinematic violence. Aug 25, 2008 | Full Review…
A cheerfully amoral movie that cannily caters to and satirizes our passion for cinematic violence.
Manages to be highly entertaining and sanctions all its violence by making the bad guys so despicable that death seems to be the only solution. Jun 5, 2008 | Full Review…
Manages to be highly entertaining and sanctions all its violence by making the bad guys so despicable that death seems to be the only solution.
Variety Staff
What this sequel delivers is still the kind of high-speed roller-coaster action that producer Joel Silver's films often do so well. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
What this sequel delivers is still the kind of high-speed roller-coaster action that producer Joel Silver's films often do so well.
Geoff Andrew
The movie isn't going anywhere, but it goes in circles at top speed. May 20, 2003
The movie isn't going anywhere, but it goes in circles at top speed.
Vincent Canby
Mediocrity wielded by experts. May 12, 2001
Mediocrity wielded by experts.
Peter Travers
Yes, there is a shot of Mel Gibson's bum, and, no, director-producer Richard Donner still hasn't learned the first thing about directing action so that it has any coherence or beauty. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Yes, there is a shot of Mel Gibson's bum, and, no, director-producer Richard Donner still hasn't learned the first thing about directing action so that it has any coherence or beauty.
Hal Hinson
The idea of going round casually shooting the people who make life boring appeals to me. For this reason alone I get great satisfaction out of the Lethal Weapon formula. Jul 24, 2018 | Full Review…
The idea of going round casually shooting the people who make life boring appeals to me. For this reason alone I get great satisfaction out of the Lethal Weapon formula.
Vanessa Letts
This Richard Donner package is as shameless as its predecessors, but it also shows a certain growth, however schizoid. Apr 13, 2018 | Full Review…
This Richard Donner package is as shameless as its predecessors, but it also shows a certain growth, however schizoid.
Malcolm Johnson
While I'd loved Sarah Connor and Ripley before her, Lorna Cole became the number one heroine I'd wish to save me as a dude in distress. May 23, 2017 | Full Review…
While I'd loved Sarah Connor and Ripley before her, Lorna Cole became the number one heroine I'd wish to save me as a dude in distress.
Fred Topel
Lethal Weapon 3 is inexcusable crap, but it's sort of intriguing inexcusable crap. Aug 12, 2012 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…
Lethal Weapon 3 is inexcusable crap, but it's sort of intriguing inexcusable crap.
Walter Chaw
The franchise is back to its middling ways with Lethal Weapon 3, a sporadically entertaining entry. Jun 14, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The franchise is back to its middling ways with Lethal Weapon 3, a sporadically entertaining entry.
Matt Brunson
Violent action sequel on par with rest of series. Jan 1, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Violent action sequel on par with rest of series.
Elliot Panek
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