Stuntwork plays as a key tension driver, Riggs clinging to the front of a tow truck in heavy traffic, shots leaving little room for error. Riggs and Murtaugh have more bullets glance them than ten cops combined probably will in their careers.
Flipping cars, explosions, and bullets become the norm with a sense of immediacy. From the Looney Tunes-riffing credits, Lethal Weapon 2 is spear-headed by a chase scene. A lot of that is represented in the police station, a work place meant more to stir up laughs than results.ĭirector Richard Donner returns (as he would for the entirety of the series) with more finances to play with and thus bolder action. It’s clear the two leads have a better understanding, treating each other playfully to get under the skin. For sure, it’s a louder film, although less boisterous. The buddy cop genre is more in play, the one-liners frequent, and arguments plentiful. Riggs is no longer suicidal, just off-kilter. Part of it is a breezier tone, Weapon 2 brighter, more eccentric. The family is shuffled off to another location, and it’s dropped. Even better, Lethal Weapon 2 sees no need for the scene where the couple argues over the job, his retirement, and their safety. It’s unfortunate then the villains stuck a bomb to it, leading to an 18-hour odyssey to dislodge Murtaugh from the john.īeing a family man, it’s inevitable Murtaugh’s kids and wife become involved as the case becomes hot. With the kids and wife out of the house, Murtaugh takes simple pleasure in having the bathroom for himself, not to mention a saltwater fishing magazine. It’s a situation that could only happen to Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover). Lethal Weapon 2 is arguably remembered for its toilet bomb more than anything else.
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