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Avg. Critic Score: 37 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
14 Iffy for 14+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Variety |

    The quintessence of the buddy cop pic, "LW4" is big on action, playful banter and just enough plot to keep our attention from wandering. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    The characters remain funny and likable, and they all live on Earth. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    One could argue about which "Lethal Weapon'' is the best, but No. 4 is certainly the funniest, warmest and most idiosyncratic. Read full review

  • 70
    L.A. Weekly | Paul Malcolm

    The old hands still seem to be having a good time, so why the hell shouldnít we? Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Lethal Weapon 4 has all the technical skill of the first three movies in the series, but lacks the secret weapon, which was conviction. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    At the Lethal Weapon plant, what you see, after 11 years, are the rusting remnants of a once innovative model. Read full review

  • 10
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    The most lethal weapon of all turns out to be the script. Read full review

  • 0
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    A stupid and violent delicacy, congealed nachos and Mountain Dew for the Beavis-and-Butt-head set. Read full review

  • 0
    Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov

    Not only is the franchise growing hoary, by now it's become downright laughable, leaving Lethal Weapon 4 feeling more like a bad Fox sitcom than anything else. Read full review

  • 0
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    The result is a calculated, cynical piece of business that epitomizes the creative bankruptcy and contempt for the audience that infects so much of the blockbuster side of Hollywood. Read full review


Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+ Hong Kong action plus buddy cop formula.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this is a violent film, including shootings, explosions and even an impaling. Characters don't take the violence seriously. There are offensive portrayals of Chinese people, and some homophobic jokes. Characters also abuse laughing gas.
  • Families can talk about stereotypes in action films. What stereotypes do you see here? Are any of them offensive to you -- or are the familiar representations part of the formula (and fun)? Can you think of an action film that did thing a little differently?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Characters use violence to solve conflicts, and don't take it seriously. Offensive portrayals of Chinese people. Homophobic jokes.
What to watch for
  • violence false5 Violence: Death by shooting, explosion and impaling. Man hit by a bus onscreen.
  • sex false0 Sex: Not an issue
  • language false5 Language: Plenty of foul language, though less than in previous sequels.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some abuse of Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) in a dentist's office.

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