Lethal Weapon 2 Reviews

So I am going to finish the remaining films of this series. Richard Donner returns to the director's chair. Shane Black returns to write the story. A lot of the actors return for their roles as well. I have never heard or seen anything written by Warren Murphy. Jeffrey Boam however wrote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Dead Zone, and The Lost Boys. Let's get on with round 2 of Lethal Weapon shall we. Oh nice we get to start off right in the action this time. Well that was certainly amusing. That was hilariously awkward! I would not like to wake up to that. Ah good ole fast talking Pesci. "Oh I was just checking to see if I was standing on plastic." Haha a good one. This over here looking like Final Destination 2 although not nearly as violent. Interesting plan there Martin. Lol Joe Pesci is such a goofball. Well that's pretty damn inconvenient. I swear Riggs has fun with this stuff. Holy crap that was intense. Of course they had to revisit though. Oh nice little twist there. Aw man that's just not cool. Okay did Grand Theft Auto 5 take notes from this movie? Whoa man you're getting a bit intense. You just got Riggs Roll'd lol. Haha this dude is crazy for that. The ending was silly but fun. I actually liked this way more than the first one. It's still a bit over the top at times, but hey action movies usually are. The action was much more well rounded. I liked a few of the new characters.

Personally, I always had a weak spot for those ‘Lethal Weapon’ flicks and, even if this sequel is not as highly regarded as its predecessor, I still think it is actually pretty good. Indeed, I just saw it again yesterday and I was amazed about how good Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were in this. Indeed, they were really badass, quite often really hilarious and they still had this great chemistry together. In my opinion, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh must be the best cop duo. This time around, there was no need for any introduction and we could get on with the action right away. This time, they also added Joe Pesci in one of his most famous roles, Leo Getz. Pesci seems able to play only two types of characters, dramatic, usually a gangster (‘Raging Bull’, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Casino’) or comedic (‘Home Alone’, ‘My Cousin Vinny’). That’s it, he doesn’t do anything else but thankfully, he is pretty good and he was a nice addition to this franchise. Ok, I have to admit it, the plot is kind of weak (the whole diplomatic immunity thingy is really a tired old gimmick) and the love story was really poorly developed. I mean, it is pretty obvious that the makers thought it was time for Riggs to have a new love interest but they were not sure how to handle it. Eventually, it will be covered with the next installment. To conclude, even though it is nothing amazing, it remains a solid sequel, an entertaining action flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.