Riggs, Murtaugh, always you wrestle inside me.
The Lethal Weapon series is a guilty pleasure for me, not because there’s anything wrong or even unserious about action movies. Somewhere between Bruce Lee and John Wick, most cinephiles got the message that action is art. The problem with the Lethal Weapon series is that its appeal rests on the thrill of watching police officers behave very badly and get rewarded for it. To achieve justice, Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) circumvent police procedure, search warrants, Miranda rights, and even arrest. Instead, they punch, kick, break stuff for fun, and kill bad guys because it’s easier than arresting them and letting them stand trial.
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