Lethal Weapon 2 (R)
Sequel adds Joe Pesci to the buddy cop formula.
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- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Directed By: Richard Donner
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
- Running Time: 114 minutes
- Release Date: 07/07/1989
- Video/DVD Release Date: 12/15/1998
- Genre: Action/adventure
- MPAA Rating: R
- MPAA Explanation: violence and language
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the mix of comedy and violence here. Does the comedy make the killing less intense -- or does the combination seem odd to you? Can you think of other films that mix these elements?
Message
Social Behavior:
Consumerism:
Part of a series of films. There are references to Subway, Ramses condoms, GMC.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Alcohol, smoking, portrayed in a negative light.
Violence
Onscreen shootings, death by nail gun, explosions, stabbing.
Sex
A recurring condom joke, brief simulated sex, female nudity.
Language
Plenty of cursing.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Elliot Panek
Is it any good?
The film tackles issues of race in a very simplistic way, conflating South African apartheid with Nazism. It’s telling that Riggs' favorite TV shows are the 3 Stooges and Looney Tunes -- both chock full of violence and laughs. The mix of violence and laughs on display in this film feels more sadistic and unnecessary than cartoonish. Though it has the forward momentum of a good action movie, this uneasy mix keeps it from being thoroughly entertaining.
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