LETHAL WEAPON RETROSPECTIVE PART 2 - LETHAL WEAPON 2 (1989).

One of those rare sequels that is an improvement on what came before, Lethal Weapon 2 is perhaps the first film of the series to pop into people's heads when the series is mentioned (or at the very least the South African villains). The film does have some problems, primarily that in a film which references the racial inequalities of Apartheid, all of the white South Africans (with one lone exception) are themselves portrayed as universally racist. In addition, the film is built on a very flimsy premise and Joe Pesci plays the annoying sidekick a little too well. But whilst the film has its flaws, it excels when it goes right.