Synopsis
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
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Cast
- Mel GibsonMartin Riggs
- Danny GloverRoger Murtaugh
- Joe PesciLeo Getz
- Rene RussoLorna Cole
- Stuart WilsonJack Travis
- Steve KahanCaptain Ed Murphy
- Mary Ellen TrainorStephanie Woods
- Darlene LoveTrish Murtaugh
- Traci WolfeRianne Murtaugh
- Ebonie SmithCarrie Murtaugh
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There are elements in the movie that make it worth seeing, and that set it aside from the routine movies in this genre. - 70
Variety
Lethal Weapon 3 is all about chases and comedy schtick, and in this case the sum of the parts really adds up to more than the whole. - 60
Empire
If you like fast food movies that you digest and then 10 minutes later forget what you had - or if a simple evening’s entertainment is what you’re after, this will certainly do the trick. - 60
The New York Times
Lethal Weapon 3 isn't that much worse than the two earlier films. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The movie zips around without any true forward momentum. The stars carry you along, though. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
More of the same, but it's now so far removed from any sense of reality, and done with such ham-fisted insistence, it's become a clumsy parody of itself. - 50
Washington Post
A wham-bam encounter, it gives you everything you (presumably) want, sets itself up for another sequel, and it makes sure you don't recall a thing about it in the morning. - 30
Chicago Reader
More of the same, though a lot coarser than its immediate predecessor, and the characters and situations have now calcified to the point where they're simply sitcom staples.
