All we need to know is that the bad guys are bad, the good guys are crazy but good, and Joe Pesci is Joe Pesci. Some political commentary on the death throes of apartheid, which just reinforces that the villains have no hope of redemption. Part of the genre-defining buddy movies of the end of the 80s, where no heart-ache, post traumatic stress, survivor guilt, or losing loved ones or property to violence can't be solved in an instant with a cold beer and a quip from your partner. Suspend disbelief, switch off most of your cortex and jump in for the ride!
Review of Lethal Weapon 2
