Better than I thought it was going to be but nowhere close to the commerical wonders that the first couple were in the 80's.

Clearly the weakest in the franchise. Shows how dated, predictable, and joyless the franchise has become. The chemistry amongst the cast is barely there, though Glover and Gibson make another good team. This film is not only predictable, but it's too overly sentimental and kinda lame. Poor finale to a great franchise. Hopefully this franchise stays retired because it's getting too old for this shit.

No longer the edgy, character-driven thriller the franchise began as, it has become sprawling and baggier with the addition of each supporting character.

Once again, the stunts steal the show with a freeway chase/dust-up proving the action highlight here. With each instalment the comedic elements get ramped up and here is no exception. Chris Rock is a nice addition but once again the Joe Pesci card is overplayed.

Lacking the (relatively, RELATIVELY) lo-fi qualities of the first it's basically just a generic action film with the old familiar faces finding new ways to trot out the old familiar lines but there's still fun to be had in that on the proviso it ends here.

Not as good as the previous 3 but has its nice moments. Jet Li's ripping the barrel of the gun move is still a great moment.

Film 20 of The December Project: My Waterloo.

Lethal Weapon 4 is utter nonsense.

But then all Lethal Weapon films are nonsense. And do we care? I don't anyway. The charm of the 2 main leads carries us through even the most ridiculous moments.

It isn't a triumphant farewell, but it is a worthy one.

That scene with the Rabbi must've been hard for good ol' Mel.

we've hidden approximately two ounces of tension in this sea of shtick and fan service. see if you can find them!

obviously i'm fond enough of these characters that i don't mind it turning into a sitcom, and the frequent action sequences are straightforward Hollywood tradecraft. admittedly i'm not asking for much.

still, i long for the sleazy, bloodsoaked version of this made in '88 between the first and second one, Riggs and Murtaugh vs the Snakeheads, lots of post-Vietnam misplaced racist rage.

and the dentist's office scene? no words. they should've sent a poet.

No longer the edgy, character-driven thriller the franchise began as, it has become sprawling and baggier with the addition of each supporting character.

Once again, the stunts steal the show with a freeway chase/dust-up proving the action highlight here. With each instalment the comedic elements get ramped up and here is no exception. Chris Rock is a nice addition but once again the Joe Pesci card is overplayed.

Lacking the (relatively, RELATIVELY) lo-fi qualities of the first it's basically just a generic action film with the old familiar faces finding new ways to trot out the old familiar lines but there's still fun to be had in that on the proviso it ends here.

All the reviews I'm seeing say this is the weakest of the series but I think it's by far and away the best of the series. Joe Pesci is not nearly as annoying and he actually has some good moments. The action is really fun, the dialogue is sorta hard to understand which is usual in these movies. The beginning baddie is amazing, flamethrower guy was so great. Jet Li was also awesome as the villain.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The weakest of the series remains better than most sequels.

Joe Pesci should have played the villain, not Jet Li.

I went into this with very low expectations and that may be why it was better than I expected. It's not a good film by any means; it's 30 minutes too long and the ending was sentimental rubbish, but I found parts of it really quite funny, and don't believe that it's the worst film in this not especially good series of films. I even thought that some of Mel Gibson's acting wasn't bad in this one!

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

One more character in the poster and it would look silly.
On the plus side, the whole franchise was consistent and hasn't aged that bad.