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- 20th Century80s
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- Los AngelesUSA
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Lethal Weapon 2, 1989
Afrikaans, English
USA
Profile of Lethal Weapon 2
The mood of Lethal Weapon 2 is cynical, exciting, and clever. The plot centers around witnessing a crime, an odd couple, and partners against crime. It features verbal byplay. Lethal Weapon 2 is an action, comedy, and thriller movie. Stylistically, it has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is realistic. The pacing of Lethal Weapon 2 is fast. The setting is Los Angeles. It happens in the 1980s. Lethal Weapon 2 is known for being a blockbuster and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night. Note that it includes nudity, sexual content, and violent content.
Summary of Lethal Weapon 2
Murtaugh is still the family man. Riggs is still the daredevil, but now he counts the odds before bucking them. This time, they must protect an accountant who has laundered a half billion dollars in narcotics money. He leads them to a murderous syndicate with ties to a foreign power. Along the way, there's a six-story plummet from a window, a booby-trapped toilet, an underwater escape, and more. Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound Effects Editing.
Details
| Language: | Afrikaans, English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 July 1989 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Martin Riggs
as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh
as Leo Getz
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The New York Times
Before it skids out of control in the final sequence, the film is so careful to preserve its successful comic-action formula that it follows the most basic law of sequels. If you liked ''Lethal Weapon,'' you'll like Lethal Weapon 2; it's almost as...
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- by: Caryn James
TV Guide
Returning director Richard Donner seems to have smoothed over the few stylistic rough edges remaining from the earlier film to deliver here two hours of pure, breathless, high-impact entertainment.
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- by: Staff (Not Credited)
