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Posted: 5/27/2012
Boxoffice superstar and Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson ('Maverick,' 'Braveheart') and Danny Glover ('The Color Purple,' 'Grand Canyon') team up as L.A. cops in the top-grossing action movie that spawned three sequels. Directed by Richard Donner ('Superman,' 'Maverick'), Gibson is a volatile, unregistered risk-taker, known as a 'lethal weapon' by his colleagues. Glover is the conservative detective with a solid reputation. Forced to form an uneasy alliance, they begin to unravel the mystery of an apparent suicide that turns out to be murder -- and more. The New York Times calls this 'a high-voltage thriller which packs an undeniable wallop;' Gene Shalit calls it 'riveting!...a pair of heroes I hope we'll be seeing again;' and Joel Siegel says it's 'a detective thriller that just won't quit...this one is so good it will be the standard for action films all year long!' Co-starring Academy Award-nominee Gary Busey ('The Firm,' 'Under Siege').