Lethal Weapon (1987)

Posted : 2 years, 5 months ago at Jun 15 16:40

There's no doubt about it, the Lethal Weapon films are pure entertainment. In fact, you could call them genre-defining considering how many films about unorthodox police partnerships it managed to spawn. Mel Gibson plays the classic loose cannon cop whose reckless methods don't sit too well with his new, quiet, "3 days to retirement" family man partner Danny Glover. Or the cheif of police for that matter, but they always seem to get the job done. Throughout the course of the film, the two trademark characteristics of each cop rubs off on the other, as Gibson shows Glover how to live a little and reignites is passion for the job, whilst Glover teaches his friend the value of life and people in it. Gary Busey is in it too! If that doesn't seal the deal, I don't know what will....Read more

Rating : 9/10