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lethal weapon d | Year: 1987 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Richard Donner Actors/Actresses: - Mel Gibson - Danny Glover And I Used to Think That I Wasn't the Action Adventure Kind Mel Gibson (Riggs) is a cop whose wife's recent death has left him a few floors short of the roof and he is desperatly trying to find a way to end himself short of having to pull the trigger himself. For obvious reasons this may lead a few to believe that this is nothing but a drama, but that is not the case. This is a movie packed with action, some suspense and the chemistry between Riggs and his new partner Mertaugh (played by Danna Glover) is obvious. This combination leads to a great many laughs, and some edge of your seat moments as well. This is a movie that is very well done, and there won't be many people out there who will leave this one feeling unsatisfied. Lethal Weapon (1987) Director: Richard Donner The ultimate in the cop-buddy action flicks, Richard Donner's "Lethal Weapon" is still an essential part of the action-drama genre to this day. Mel Gibson stars as the unstable, suicidal cop who is still grieving the tragic death of his wife, but finds purpose when he is teamed with over-the-hill Sergeant Danny Glover to investigate the mysterious death of a small-time hooker that jumped/was thrown off a building. As the duo dives deeper into the case, they realize they are in the middle of a tense, big-time drug traffic arrangement and they are up against some tough cookies (namely Gary Busey and Mitchell Ryan). Gibson is great as the reckless Martin Riggs, using his insane tendencies as adrenaline throughout the film, but often also showing a sofer, tender side that produces a lot of laughs. Glover is his equal as Murtaugh, who feels that he is at his last stand as a police officer, but tags along because he feels his duty as a cop is unfinished. An excellent script by Shane Black and an explosive, taut directorial effort from Donner. Has lost some of its mustard due to numerous sequels and imitations ("Rush Hour" anyone?), but still an extremely fun action-adventure that will delight all those who are Gibson fans and love to laugh and gasp. One of the best of the genre Lethal Weapon is one of the best films of the action genre, blending off-beat humor with surprisingly expressive acting and tense situations. Though much of the plot is over the top, and the casualness of the gunplay (as Danny Glover asks Mel: "have you ever met anyone you didn't kill?) seems like it should make the movie too unbelievable to be good, the humor with which the situations are treated pulls the film together easily. Even though the scenes added in the director's cut don't add up to a much longer movie, they do further the character development of Mel Gibson's character. Notably, the sniper scene shows the audience the extent of Gibson/Riggs' emotional disturbance, and lends a deeper character credibility during the confrontation between Riggs and Murtaugh after the rooftop jump, in which Riggs explains that the only thing restraining him from suicide is "the job." Riggs is seen more clearly in this version as a modern gunslinger, a victim of depressed and unstable victim of circumstance who decides daily to keep on living only because he stubbornly refusus to let the bad guys win. Glover plays well opposite, and he does a very good job interpreting a man confronting middle age, family responsibilities, and his responsibility and desire to be a good cop despite the changes in the world that are occuring around him. .jpg Buy Lethal Weapon D at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Lethal Weapon D Search with the Priority Search Engine on Lethal Weapon D This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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