I'm always amazed when I look back at how underrated this movie is. 6/10 is understandable, but anything lower is just now fair.
There are mountains of good comedy within the show, mostly prompted by Martin Lawrence's antics.
I always look back at how many jokes people remember from a comedy and if it's more than 2, it usually means it was successful. They may have not been PC, they may not have been witty, but they got the job done.
I've seen a lot more critically acclaimed movies that I struggle to remember at least one funny scene from.
National Security
2003
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
National Security
2003
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Plot summary
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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"National Security" is the latest misguided vehicle for Martin Lawrence. It's a mystery to most viewers how can this talented comedian fall so low. Either the people behind him don't have any idea of what to put him in, or Mr. Lawrence doesn't have any sense of what turkey to do next. After "The Black Knight" we thought no one would employ him, but he keeps turning in these dopey attempts at comedy.
One can't help to wonder how minority groups would react to this movie had the racial slurs been directed at them. The blame rests with the studio, the production company, the writers and the director. The film is an inane attempt at comedy that is not funny at all.
Steve Zahn must have his head examined for agreeing to appear in this unadulterated piece of @#$%
OK but offensive for some
The movie is basically your run of the mill Police comedies. Where the two main characters are inept but come good and get results ( except in this case they are security guards). It's light hearted and not a bad effort. What does let it down badly are the racist jokes about caucasians. The film probably would not have even been aired if the jokes were reversed and made about other races.