Lethal Weapon: Critic Reviews
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MovieWeb: 0 reviews
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RottenTomatoes: 41 reviews
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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)80The film is all fast action, noisy stunts and huge, often unflattering close-ups, but it packs an undeniable wallop.Full Review » 9 years ago
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Richard Harrington Washington Post (Top Critic)A vivid, visceral reminder of just how exciting an action film can be.Full Review » 12 years ago
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Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)A pistol-packing, snap-crackling blow-out.Full Review » 12 years ago
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)100I'm a guy who is bored by shootouts and chase scenes. I've seen it all. But this movie thrilled me from beginning to end.Full Review » 12 years ago
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Pat Graham Chicago Reader (Top Critic)Empty glitz in search of a style.Full Review » 5 years ago
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Variety Staff Variety (Top Critic)Lethal Weapon is a film teetering on the brink of absurdity when it gets serious, but thanks to its unrelenting energy and insistent drive, it never quite falls.Full Review » 5 years ago
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James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)88From a distance, Lethal Weapon might appear generic, but a closer look reveals something special.Full Review » 3 years ago
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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine (Top Critic)What a concept! Mad Max meets The Cosby Show Full Review » 4 years ago
Elliot Panek
Common Sense Media
60
Mismatched cops spar in violent '80s action hit.
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1 year ago
Film4
A phenomenally successful, noisy, violent buddy movie.
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4 years ago
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is
100
the best buddycop film ever
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4 years ago
Gavin Bainbridge
Empire Magazine
80
The pace never slows, the jokes never miss and the stunts never disappoint in this macho-dream of an actioner.
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5 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide
88
Gibson is truly frightening as the cop about to go into orbit, and Glover is a standout as the down-to-earth lawman with very much to lose.
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5 years ago
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
80
Granted, the film doesn't feature the most interesting story-line to come across a movie screen, but that doesn't matter all that much because we're having a whole bunch of fun watching the chemistry between Glover and Gibson...
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6 years ago
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
In this classy all-action thriller, Mel Gibson oozes charm the way his victims ooze blood.
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6 years ago
Film Threat
60
Admittedly, it pretty cool to see Martin Riggs burst through the door the second the bad guy says "There's no more heroes left in the world" despite having just recieved brutal electric shock torture that will leave you cringing with shooting discomfort.
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6 years ago
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
80
Great deconstructive buddy movie with surprising character development.
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7 years ago
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
60
The best in an overrated series thanks to Gibson's intense performance as a suicidal cop.
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7 years ago
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
40
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7 years ago
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
60
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7 years ago
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
60
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7 years ago
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
60
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8 years ago
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
100
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8 years ago
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
80
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8 years ago
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
60
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9 years ago
