Lethal Weapon 4 is an incredible 4th installment and imporves over it's predecessor. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are incredible once again with perfect chemistry. The humour is extremely funny and Chris Rock is definitely a welcome addition. Jet Li is a great villain. Richard Donner's direction is great as usual, resulting in some of the biggest and most enjoyable action sequences in the franchise yet. As with the previous installments, the music by Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton and David Sandborn is really good. It even has a surprisingly strong emotional ending. However, it does follow the formula of previous installments, giving it some predictable moments.

After several years and an offer of some considerable cash I'm sure, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were lured back to yet another Lethal Weapon movie. This one however is a concession to old age and a hint there won't be any more with them.

I remember Clint Eastwood being asked rather stupidly by someone who wanted to know whether there were any more Dirty Harry films on the boards. He replied something to the affect of the next one would be done from a nursing home with a walker. The next one for Riggs and Murtaugh will be done from there.

This episode has Glover's daughter pregnant by young detective Chris Rock but the marriage is still being rather stupidly being kept a secret because Glover has forbidden here to date cops. Rene Russo the internal affairs officer from the third Lethal Weapon has moved in with Gibson and is now pregnant, but Gibson is reluctant to go to the altar again.

At the same time all of them are dealing with Chinese triads and both counterfeiting, illegal immigration, and sweat shops. Martial arts actor Jet Li squares off against Gibson and he concedes he's getting old. The climax is a close run thing and it takes more than Mel to bring the main bad guy down.

The series itself is getting tired as well. It was a good thing to stop it right here.

Lethal Weapon 4 starts out with a boring and ridiculous beginning. I remember watching it the first time and thinking, "oh no, another bad sequel."

However, once past the first ten minutes, the film starts to pick up its pace and retreat into familiar Lethal Weapon style.

Just like film 2 and 3, Lethal Weapon 4 isn't as good as the original, but it never gets to the point of unbearable. It is quite entertaining and fun to watch, with some very great actors, that have some very great chemistry between each other.

Mel Gibson and Danny Glover fit like a glove, and Joe Pesci is perfect as the comedy relief, not being like the recent "side kicks" we always see, that are so obnoxious we want to punch them. Mr. Pesci is a very talented actor, and he always makes me laugh, whether it's Lethal Weapon 4 or Raging Bull and Casino.

Rene Russo provides Mel's love interest yet again, and though I found the marriage thing a bit of a throw-in, it was still good for the story. It provided some laughs at the end of the film.

Chris Rock stars in one role where his character is not completely annoying or loudmouthed, mainly because he wasn't extremely famous yet, and had only been on SNL and a few small roles in film... Joes Pesci and him throw back and forth a few insults and jokes, and bounce off each other, which helps me welcom Rock a bit more.

Jet Li's first American film, I believe, proves he can be a quite and intriguing character, which later helped him get roles in films like Kiss of the Dragon and The One.

Another thing about this franchise is that director Richard Donner directed all four films, and it's always good to use the original director for a sequel, rather than a lesser director, as we have countless examples of. (especially horror films!)

From the opening jazz music we have come to love, Lethal Weapon provides enough entertainment and fun to keep one entertained, and it's definitely worth watching. I hope they stop while they're ahead, and do not make another Lethal Weapon film, because it's rare for a film series to still be entertaining and imaginative after these many sequels. 3/5 stars-