Earl Montgomery
Martin Lawrence
Earl Montgomery
National Security
“They only look like cops.”
6.0
2003
1h 29m
ActionComedyCrime
Director: Dennis Dugan
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.
Trailer
National Security - Trailer Official
Cast
Hank Rafferty
Steve Zahn
Hank Rafferty
Detective Frank McDuff
Colm Feore
Detective Frank McDuff
Lieutenant Washington
Bill Duke
Lieutenant Washington
Nash
Eric Roberts
Nash
Charlie Reed
Timothy Busfield
Charlie Reed
Denise
Robinne Lee
Denise
Heston
Brett Cullen
Heston
Hank's Lawyer
Ken Lerner
Hank's Lawyer
Robert Barton
Matt McCoy
Robert Barton
Owen Fergus
Joe Flaherty
Owen Fergus
Lola
Mari Morrow
Lola
Reviews
r96sk
<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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