COLLECTION · Movie · 2003

National Security

Name: National Security
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6

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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* 6.0 (1,065)ActionComedyCrimeUnited Kingdom · United States

Directors

Dennis Dugan

Countries

United Kingdom · United States

Studios

Columbia Pictures · The Firm · Intermedia Films · Outlaw Productions

Runtime

89 min

Age rating

PG-13(US — 13+)

Release

17/01/2003

Score

6.0 / 10 (1,065)

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Cast

Detective Frank McDuff

Bill Duke

Lieutenant Washington

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r96sk

★ 6.0 / 10

<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 satisfactory match for each other.

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Keywords

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