National Security
2003
⏱️ 89 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
ActionComedyCrime
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
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January 12, 2025
'National Security' isn't terribly adrift from being a standard Martin Lawrence flick, which would be a compliment as he is an actor I've mildly enjoyed in said sorta roles down the years. This one just doesn't work, which is a shame as I also like co-star Steve Zahn in other films too.
Zahn feels miscast, Lawrence is the one that stops this from truly falling through the floor. There are good jokes in there, albeit via the overly relied upon race humour, and it features some solid practical effects/stunts. I just never really got into it, nor did I sense that the leads were a satisfactory match for each other.
Crew
Director
Dennis Dugan
Writer
David Ronn, Jay Scherick
Producer
Martin Lawrence, Robert Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver
Production
Columbia Pictures, The Firm, Intermedia Films, Outlaw Productions
Keywords
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