Storyline
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Directors
Cast
Nestor Serrano, Mary Ellen Trainor, Mark Rolston, Jack McGee, Dean Norris, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Philip Suriano, Grand L. Bush, Mel Gibson, Jenette Goldstein, Steve Kahan, Derrick O'Connor, Joss Ackland, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith, Patsy Kensit, Juney Smith, Allan Dean Moore
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Reviews
90
But no, Lethal Weapon 2 is no artless, autopiloted waste of precious movie-theater air conditioning. It's fun stuff -- crackling, playfully escapist summer fare that doesn't make you feel taken advantage of later.
88
Lethal Weapon 2 is that rarity - a sequel with most of the same qualities as the original. I walked into the movie with a certain dread. But this is a film with the same off-center invention and wild energy as the original.
80
The New York Times
Before it skids out of control in the final sequence, the film is so careful to preserve its successful comic-action formula that it follows the most basic law of sequels. If you liked ''Lethal Weapon,'' you'll like Lethal Weapon 2; it's almost as simple as that.
80
Variety
Loaded with the usual elements, Lethal Weapon 2 benefits from a consistency of tone that was lacking in the first film. This time, screenwriter Jeffrey Boam and director Richard Donner have wisely trained their sights on humor and the considerable charm of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's onscreen rapport.
80
Chicago Reader
The movie overall may be routine, but Donner gives it some spark and polish.
