Show V iU ft i'l'kij hi iP ir Jr tlifiOrf bpfahl4hanie in an evergrowing lisL t pi Ifs business think Jmeane Garofalo uid it a film franchise long thought I best in her last HBO ipecial: "If anyone in the trailer says Tm getting too old far this you know it's movie to nay way from" Apparently the marketing kids at Winter Brothers listened and unlike the last three Lethal Wrapon films' trailers left it out Don’t get me wrong the latest Lethal Weapon opus stands the testof its predecessors It is made up of what we have come to expect nay love from the last decide of Mel GibaonDanny Glover pairings And what on we expect? Let's try to diagram it hall we? The film kicks right off No opening credits No wanting It jumps right into the action Our heroes are in their car siren blaring and lights flashing oa their way to crime already in progress In this case the crime is bit above the norm This sets the lone of the film: chaos puncrs tuated by shouted (at least I assume they were shotted as it was nearly impossible to hear the dialogue over the system in the local theatre) After disposing of the lead-ocriminal they whale relaxing find themselves throat headlong into the main pot Here it's a ship filled with illegal aliens from China This not only Mows the stay wide open but also makes u possible to throw in another prominent element in these particular flicks namely constant political conjecture Peppered throughout of course is the more than expected (read: requisite) violence h buikb to crescendo in the finale ' making this particular journey ill the more worthwhile The action this time hinges a little leu on guns and more on the martial aits which have been used but with much leu prominence in the previous Lethal Weapon films As action films go this is bora of that which created the modem action genre lending it much more credibility It fives up to expectations despite moments when it drags a bit Overall it moves right along keeping alive dead What hdpa this one succeed where others that have attempted to rip it off over the yean have failed? Mainly the cast We find them all returning on screen fa this one From the perfect pairing of Danny Glover and Mel Gibaon the leads we lean that even a ar layoff from the aeries cannot hurt their chemistry They pick up right where they left off missing not n single beat They have always been the prime reason for the succeu of there films Joining the leads are two who figured strongly in the last couple flicks in the aeries Rene Russo returns Gibson's other quite pregnant half Her screen time is feiny limited but with her typical successful results Also we find Joe Fesd returning the somewhat gratingly endearing Leo Getz We alto find many supporters returning to the fold Steve Kahan finds hirwelf the butt of their Capmany of their jokes tain Finding themselves back on screen part of Glover’s family are Darlene Love and Traci Wolfe Two newcomers stand up to the regulars with excellent results The fust is newest actor imported from China Jet Li He plays it cold and hard as the heavy with spectacular martial arts scenes exploding throughout the film In short he's perfect ' Second is Chris Rock who his done nothing but rise since his early rotes in such films as New Jack City (1991) and CB4 (1993) u on-scre-en u u one-line- u ’ WR A ed we are not looking for Shakespeare if we are sitting in Lcrtaf Weapon 4 but would still like to see everything tied up in the end One last note: stick around for the credits They do a little something different by showing pictures of those briiind the scenes as their names roll by We get a glimpse of people who make it all possible and never gain recog- - BgHSEHSP RMS H Dfc DOUTTlE OMIT LE1HALWEAP0N V 19 LEONARDO MCAMIO IDLUm cow AHUKBXMFG-t- t LETHAL WEAPON KATEMNSLfT wmo XV as MIN UMMMMM E TITANIC MM tamm-kuwiiu-u i MOVIE HOTLINE inefour Thoators $200 F0-1- JI Fit A Sat 430-7:4- 5 MATINEES S1SO FEATURING: Digital Sound in all theatres Dolbf DTS Digital 'MASK OF ZORRO awn omn aat kis ms ms teas mis 'Small Soldiers mu w ON N Ml Ml MO MO QUEST FOR CAMELOT Ftii 7)0 MY GIANT (PGj FiL-S- at &00 m Mon (THE MOVIE) THEATRE and with this his star continues his rise All in iD we get what we want which is a plus and a minus The plus: We are not disappointed in what we are given The minus: This is merely mote of the same One other nod to the negative is die script It’s thinness rivals chiffon snd leaves a few points open in the final analysis Grant- - Swim IQ low mn uaMinaiaita BARNEY AUMAimUSttM In Dtpul SnMl 1 Dnob Ouch it onVuo Dbcount RLAYINDlONilMSCREENS! 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