Review of Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) by Manicure — 22 Nov 2020
“Lethal Weapon 4” is not as terrible as LW3, but not nearly as good as LW2. It’s undoubtedly the fattest in terms of action and special effects though, no surprise it had twice the budget (that shark though).
The idea of having Riggs and Murtaugh fight the Triad is actually a good one: the martial arts brought some fresh air into the franchise as our favorite buddies already shoot the **** out of anything shootable in the previous films.
It’s very American in the ideology and very ’90s in the sentimentality, yet I found it a discretely fun action blockbuster that gives a heartfelt closure to a franchise that grew stale pretty fast.
Riggs used to be the absolute protagonist, but as he is getting too old for this **** he now needs more help from the family. This results in a warmer and more choral film than usual. I have to say that the sax got a bit too low in the mix, though.
This review of Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) was written by Manicure on 22 November 2020.
Lethal Weapon 4 has generally received positive reviews.
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