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National Security (2003)

PG-1301/17/2003Action, Comedy, Crime1h 29m
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They only look like cops.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Martin Lawrence

    Earl Montgomery

  2. Cast 1

    Steve Zahn

    Hank Rafferty

  3. Cast 1

    Colm Feore

    Detective Frank McDuff

  4. Cast 1

    Bill Duke

    Lieutenant Washington

  5. Cast 1

    Eric Roberts

    Nash

  6. Cast 1

    Timothy Busfield

    Charlie Reed

  7. Cast 1

    Robinne Lee

    Denise

  8. Cast 1

    Brett Cullen

    Heston

  9. Cast 1

    Ken Lerner

    Hank's Lawyer

<em>'National Security'</em> 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 sati...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $50,097,949.00

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