The Magic is Back!

Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein, Dean Norris, Juney Smith

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I'm not a cop tonight, Roge'. This is personal." - Martin Riggs

Why watch this? It's a great sequel to one of the best buddy cop films ever.

Plot Summary: After investigating a shipment of illegal gold coins, detectives Riggs and Murtaugh discover they have unknowingly interfered with a sophisticated drug-trafficking operation run by powerful and ruthless South African diplomats. Because the criminals are protected by diplomatic immunity, the partners are forced to protect an irritating federal witness who may be their only way to bring down the organization.

Dad's Preview: After the universal success of Lethal Weapon (1987), I eagerly awaited this film. For the most part, it is wonderfully more of the same. There is great banter between Gibson and Glover. The action sequences are thrilling and well-done. There is more information about Riggs and what happened to his wife. What could possibly bring this film down? Well, apparently its adding Joe Pesci to the cast. He's my least favorite aspect of this film, and I like him as an actor. His character, Leo Getz, is the unwanted sidekick. Well Joe, you should get the Oscar for Most Annoying Character on Film of all time. God, that voice. Had his character been removed from the script, this would have garnered 9 DML Stars easy.

Silver Pictures; Warner Bros.