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The series formula started to kick in with this immediate sequel to Lethal Weapon, but that doesn't necessarily make it a weak movie. Joe Pesci joins the fold, Richard Donner directs again, and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as LAPD partners, their relationship smoother now that Gibson's character has recovered from his maddening grief over his wife's death. But the reckless Mel and cautious Danny equation, good for a million laughs, settles into place in this story involving a South African smuggler and a new girlfriend (Patsy Kensit) for Gibson. The movie is hardly comfy, though. The last act gets nasty, and a climactic f
The series formula started to kick in with this immediate sequel to Lethal Weapon, but that doesn't necessarily make it a weak movie. Joe Pesci joins the fold, Richard Donner directs again, and Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return as LAPD partners, their relationship smoother now that Gibson's character has recovered from his maddening grief over his wife's death. But the reckless Mel and cautious Danny equation, good for a million laughs, settles into place in this story involving a South African smuggler and a new girlfriend (Patsy Kensit) for Gibson. The movie is hardly comfy, though. The last act gets nasty, and a climactic fight between Gibson (who gets the worst of it) and some high-kicking villain is ugly. --Tom Keogh
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 19 May 1998
EAN: 9786301572682 UPC: 085391187639
Tags: Traci Wolfe (1), Mark Rolston (1), Police Psychologist (1), Joss Ackland (1), Diplomatic Immunity (1), Drug Money (1), Gold Coins (1), Smuggling Ring (1), Exploding Toilet (1), Dean Norris (1), Patsy Kensit (1), Jenette Goldstein (1), Silver Pictures (1), Darlene Love (1), Warner Bros. (1), Damon Hines (1), Ebonie Smith (1), Semi-automatic (1), Derrick O'Connor (1), Partners.los Angeles (1)
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