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Review: National Security (2003) w/Martin Lawrence

In one I call the "Pluto Nash" treatment, and the craziness of Martin Lawrences career, I am looking more forward to the sequel with Will Smith, in Bad Boys 2, than this movie.

Martin Lawrence plays Earl Montgomery, a rebellious LAPD Police Cadet who gets kicked out of the Police Academy only to wind up as a lowly security guard for National Security. He teams up with Hank Rafferty, played by Steve Zahn (Joyride), a disgraced LAPD police officer, who gets stripped of his badge after Earl officially accuses him of harrassment to the LAPD, in one of the few amusing parts of the movie.

Earl and Hank, despite their bickering, are investigating a major smuggling operation led by Julia Roberts, big brother, Eric. I have never liked his career, and his performance in this movie has yet to change my mind.

National Security is sort of a cross between Police Academy and one of Lawrences other films, Blue Streak, which a sequel of that movie is coming out later this year.

National Security is one of Lawrence's poorer choices of movie roles, and should fail miserably at the box office.

National Security is rated PG13 for language and sensuality.

My rating: a 4 out of 10.

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Re-incarnated as evil overlord..

heh..funny considering this was the ONE movie Iv'e been looking forward to in the immediate future.

Its too bad really, Martin Lawrence is a funny man, he just needs a funnier movie.

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Re-incarnated as evil overlord..

Yea no kidding....I didn't even bother watching his last movie..what's it called? Dark Knight or something.

Yes, it was called Dark Knight, but his last movie technically was Runteldat, the concert movie.

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Re-incarnated as evil overlord..

That's not a real movie, it's just putting a performance into theaters. Anyways how was that?

I liked it, was funny, stuffs Martin should do in his films.

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Re-incarnated as evil overlord..

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Originally posted by KayDawg
Yea no kidding....I didn't even bother watching his last movie..what's it called? Dark Knight or something.

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this movie was fucking hilarious. if u have no sense of humor then u shouldnt watch this flick. story isnt supposed to be important to watch this type of movie. its jus the sheer amount of laughs. the rodney king shit was funny as hell.

I've went against the advice of my father, and decided I will watch this. If a high quality release isn't up soon I'll be heading to the theaters soon. :}

i thought th movie sucked - sorry martin