"I saw this movie too on the big screen. It was not insulting to me, but unintentionally hilarious. One of the most insane scenes was that bomb under the car one. All of us clapped when he successfuly detatched the bomb
I also feel that the original premise of the first part,i.e., he transports anything has been totally forgotten . Instead he is just a super hero who can perform extraordinary stunts The french cop was funny though."

Then again, one could argue that his job was "transporting" the kid....nah, you're right, the original premise was really lost. Then again, remember that the title of the first LETHAL WEAPON movie was about the nut-job crazy Mel Gibson that is unpredictable...yet that idea was certainly lost quickly as the sequels went by.