Criminal Christmas # 9 – Lethal Weapon
A due to retire detective is assigned a suicidal younger partner to investigate the suicide of a prostitute and discovers a major drug smuggling operation, which places them in danger.
Another movie set at Christmas, Lethal Weapon is a buddy movie that works extrodinarily well. The odd partnership of Danny Glover & Mel Gibson works very well with Glover the grizzled older partner and Gibson the suicidal cop with more issues than Time magazine.
Gibson, primarily known as Mad Max before this, with his wild hair plays the madman to perfection. He brings an edge that makes the movie stand out from other similar ones. The plot is slightly convaluted but enjoyable and with memorable scenes, is a good movie to watch.
A movie good enough, or at least bankable enough to spawn three sequels, Lethal Weapon is a great movie that hits the spot for an action movie
