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National Security, 2003

National Security

English

USA

Rating:5.0
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Profile of National Security

The mood of National Security is humorous, feel good, and exciting. The plot centers around unlikely partners, an odd couple, and crimes. It is a comedy and action movie. In approach, National Security is realistic. The pacing is fast. The setting is Los Angeles. National Security happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.

Summary of National Security

Martin Lawrence stars in this action comedy directed by Dennis Dugan (HAPPY GILMORE). The film concerns an unlikely partnership that forms between two L.A.P.D. rejects. Hank (Steve Zahn) is a straightlaced L.A.P.D. officer who is fired after supposedly brutalizing an innocent black man. It turns out the "victim," Earl Montgomery (Lawrence), is actually just an angry citizen who is allergic to bee stings. Frustrated after being dismissed from the L.A.P.D. academy due to his bad temper, Earl seizes the opportunity to take out his rage on the hapless Hank. But six months later, when Hank is released from prison, he is determined to avenge the death of his partner. Their paths cross once again when Nash (Eric Roberts), the man who pulled the trigger, robs the warehouse where Earl is employed as a security guard. Angry that Nash refers to him using a racial slur, Earl attaches himself to Hank, who wants nothing to do with the trash-talker. But Earl won't back down, and the bickering pair begin to infiltrate the crooked police department that rejected them months before. NATIONAL SECURITY features yet another standout supporting turn from the always reliable Zahn.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 15 January 2003
Runtime: 88 min

Cast and Crew

Martin Lawrence as Earl Montgomery in National Security
Martin Lawrence

as Earl Montgomery

Steve Zahn as Hank Rafferty in National Security
Steve Zahn

as Hank Rafferty

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Clips

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Critics Reviews

Chicago Tribune
Lawrence and Zahn generate enough comic tension and mayhem to jump-start this mass of action-comedy cliches into a fairly amusing show.
Los Angeles Times
A funny, raucous action comedy, effectively teams Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn in a film that's both laugh out loud funny and surprisingly subtle.
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