National Security

Watch: National Security

PG-13

1/17/20031h 29m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$50,097,949.00

Key words:

safety
patrol
conflict
police academy
security guard
buddy cop
lapd

Cast

Martin Lawrence

~ as ~

Earl Montgomery

Steve Zahn

~ as ~

Hank Rafferty

Colm Feore

~ as ~

Detective Frank McDuff

Bill Duke

~ as ~

Lieutenant Washington

Eric Roberts

~ as ~

Nash

Timothy Busfield

~ as ~

Charlie Reed

Robinne Lee

~ as ~

Denise

Brett Cullen

~ as ~

Heston

Ken Lerner

~ as ~

Hank's Lawyer

Matt McCoy

~ as ~

Robert Barton

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 11 month(s) ago
6
'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.