Fresh
[Gibson and Glover] make a great team, and some of their early adventures are exciting. But the film runs out of gas as it turns into an extended chase sequence.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Lethal Weapon
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
1987 · 1h 50m · R
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Donner
Overview
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
Director and cast
- Richard Donner Director
- Mel Gibson as Sergeant Martin Riggs
- Danny Glover as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
- Gary Busey as Mr. Joshua
- Mitchell Ryan as General Peter McAllister
- Tom Atkins as Michael Hunsaker
- Darlene Love as Trish Murtaugh
- Traci Wolfe as Rianne Murtaugh
- Jackie Swanson as Amanda Hunsaker
- Damon Hines Cast
- Ebonie Smith Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
At center is the first big, juicy mythic-hero part Gibson has had since Mad Max.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The story, which proceeds with inevitability, is enlivened by Donner's rousing action sequences.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
As action-adventure, it's pointlessly puerile, a movie where the heroes are so childish they try to one-up each other with fancy shots at the pistol range.
Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
From a distance, Lethal Weapon might appear generic, but a closer look reveals something special.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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