Lethal Weapon 4

Name: Lethal Weapon 4
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: July 10, 1998
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo

1998

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 10, 1998 | R

Starring: Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo

Summary: The "Lethal" quartet (Gibson, Glover, Russo and Pesci) is joined by junior detective Lee Butters (Rock), as the team struggles to unravel a series of crimes involving immigrant smuggling and counterfeiting. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Richard Donner

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 127 min

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Janet Maslin

The characters remain funny and likable, and they all live on Earth. Read full review

James Berardinelli

It's a calculated formula for success, and makes for entertaining viewing, but those expecting something with the spark of the first two pictures may be disappointed. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

One could argue about which "Lethal Weapon'' is the best, but No. 4 is certainly the funniest, warmest and most idiosyncratic. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

At the Lethal Weapon plant, what you see, after 11 years, are the rusting remnants of a once innovative model. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Lethal Weapon 4 has all the technical skill of the first three movies in the series, but lacks the secret weapon, which was conviction. Read full review

Bruce Diones

It's take-the-money-and-run filmmaking, with the actors practically winking their dialogue at each other, and it's all supposed to be tongue-in-cheek fun. It isn't. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

A stupid and violent delicacy, congealed nachos and Mountain Dew for the Beavis-and-Butt-head set. Read full review

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LoRevisor

Jan 25, 2015

Infelizmente é o definitivo último capítulo da quadrilogia épica Lethal Weapon "Máquina Mortífera".
Porém a saga acabou em perfeita nota,Mel Gibson E Danny Glover no auge do química parceria,Jet Li é um ótimo vilão. Rene Russo,Joe Pesci e Chris Rock estão ótimo também.

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hardcorekidd

Aug 3, 2018

Detective Riggs (Mel Gibson) tries to settle down with his pregnant girlfriend, Lorna (Rene Russo), while his partner, Murtaugh (Danny Glover), comes to grips with the marriage of his pregnant daughter, Rianne (Traci Wolfe), to fellow cop Butters (Chris Rock). But they find themselves andDetective Riggs (Mel Gibson) tries to settle down with his pregnant girlfriend, Lorna (Rene Russo), while his partner, Murtaugh (Danny Glover), comes to grips with the marriage of his pregnant daughter, Rianne (Traci Wolfe), to fellow cop Butters (Chris Rock). But they find themselves and their families targeted by Chinese mobsters, led by Wah Sing Ku (Jet Li). Riggs, Murtaugh, Butters and private eye Getz (Joe Pesci) decide to go on the offensive before the gangsters get to their loved ones. Jet Li's arrival breathes fresh life into a tired franchise formula -- but yet, still enough to put Lethal Weapon 4 on equal footing with its predecessors. I'll give Lethal Weapon 4 an A.… Expand

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imthenoob

Feb 9, 2020

Critics got this movie dead wrong. Lethal Weapon 4 is my close second favourite film of the franchise. The cast is fantastic, the action is spot on. It's entertaining from start to finish and criminally underrated.

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JPK

Jul 14, 2019

Another So-So Sequel
Lethal Weapon 4 has some charm to it, But that isn’t quite enough to mask it’s problems.

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HurQlez

Jul 26, 2019

It definitely felt rushed at times and the acting was cobbles together. But the action was still entertaining.

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FilipeNeto

Oct 2, 2021

An honorable end.

This movie is the fourth and final in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise. This time, Detectives Murtaugh and Riggs are promoted to prevent them from doing fieldwork and causing more damage that Police insurance does not want to pay. But nothing will get them off the ground,An honorable end.

This movie is the fourth and final in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise. This time, Detectives Murtaugh and Riggs are promoted to prevent them from doing fieldwork and causing more damage that Police insurance does not want to pay. But nothing will get them off the ground, especially if there is a human trafficking ring bringing illegal immigrants from the East to the US, and if Murtaugh's daughter is pregnant and engaged to another policeman against her father's will.

I think the film makes good use of the mistakes of previous productions: there is greater care in writing an engaging, solid and coherent story that can sustain the film until the end and give us more than just tons of action. However, the two leading actors are no longer as young as in the two initial films, and this is especially noticeable in the case of Danny Glover, it being predictable that this would have to be the last film with the two actors to embody the main characters. More recently I know that there was a television series and I've heard of an eventual movie “reboot”. If a project like that goes ahead, I think it's not bad that the two actors will be entitled to an honorable “cameo”, but the new film will have to be something totally new and different from what we've seen here.

What can we say about the cast? Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return to their usual roles and provide them with a satisfactory effort and work, but that does not hide that age has passed for them (as it does for everyone). I felt that Gibson's character was the target of a huge understatement: he is no longer the suicidal freak of the early films, he is a much wiser agent, and the film shows that he has learned to moderate himself. Joe Pesci seems to have been underutilized in this film, but his scenes with the two friends give us some of the most emotional moments in the film. His character also evolved, going from a bore that we had to put up with to a true unconditional friend, willing to face everything to be useful and help. I also liked the work of Jet Li, an actor that I have never seen or valued very much until now. Rene Russo shows up little and just does what he needs to do.

Technically, it's a regular movie. The bet goes to the special effects, visuals and sound, which are really good. The sets, as well as the costumes, fulfill their role well, particularly towards the end, where there are indeed some interesting sets. Cinematography doesn't stand out, but it doesn't look bad either. The soundtrack, I confess, didn't particularly catch my attention.… Expand

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TonyB.

Oct 19, 2005

Please, Warner Brothers, let's not have any more of this claptrap, and if you must make #5, knock off the Joe Pesci character while the credits are rolling. He is absolutely horrible.

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