Richard Donner directed with an expert eye for action but impaired vision for logic.

| Jul 25, 2019

Unfortunately, while Black's assembled all the parts, he's not locked in the conflict early enough, and the good scenes simply aren't enough good to make up for the plot's too-late lock.

| Mar 6, 2017

[Gibson and Glover] make a great team, and some of their early adventures are exciting. But the film runs out of gas as it turns into an extended chase sequence.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 13, 2014

At center is the first big, juicy mythic-hero part Gibson has had since Mad Max.

| Dec 6, 2013

The story, which proceeds with inevitability, is enlivened by Donner's rousing action sequences.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 6, 2013

As action-adventure, it's pointlessly puerile, a movie where the heroes are so childish they try to one-up each other with fancy shots at the pistol range.

| Original Score: 0.5/4 | May 13, 2013

What a concept! Mad Max meets The Cosby Show

| Aug 25, 2008

The pace never slows, the jokes never miss and the stunts never disappoint in this macho-dream of an actioner.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 27, 2007

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.

| Nov 27, 2007

Empty glitz in search of a style.

| Nov 27, 2007

In this classy all-action thriller, Mel Gibson oozes charm the way his victims ooze blood.

| Jun 24, 2006

The film is all fast action, noisy stunts and huge, often unflattering close-ups, but it packs an undeniable wallop.

Full Review | May 20, 2003

A vivid, visceral reminder of just how exciting an action film can be.

| Jan 1, 2000

A pistol-packing, snap-crackling blow-out.

| Jan 1, 2000

I'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.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 1, 2000