“Lethal Weapon” is a fun and exciting buddy cop film brought to us by remarkable director Richard Donner (“Superman: The Movie”, “16 Blocks”).

Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover “Predator 2”, “The Colour Purple”) is an experienced and by the rules police officer, who has just celebrated his 50th birthday but now he’s being paired with the ‘lethal weapon’ Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome”, “Tequila Sunrise”), who has been suicidal since his wife was killed in a car accident. They may not like it but they’re going to have to work with each other if they’re going to stop a bunch of drug lords and save Murtaugh’s daughter all before Christmas.

Mel Gibson does a good job as Martin Riggs. I like how at times the scenes with Martin Riggs are really serious such as the one where he sticks a gun in his mouth as he attempts to blow his brains away. There is a hilarious scene where Riggs has to sort out a jumper, which reminded me of a similar sequence in “Dirty Harry”. Danny Glover is great as always as Roger Murtaugh. The two have a surprisingly great amount of chemistry and because they’re so different they offset each other perfectly. The bad guys aren’t particularly great but they’re helped out by a henchman named Joshua (Gary Busey “Under Siege”, “Point Break”), who adds to the chaos.

“Lethal Weapon” has some slow moments but it packs in enough explosiveness and enough humour to make it a satisfying action picture for those looking for a real thrill. Although “Lethal Weapon” isn’t one of the best action films I’ve ever seen it’s helped out a lot by the performances of the two stars. It’s fast, it’s furious, there are some good performances, the action scenes are explosive and there is enough humour to make the film worth the watch.