National Security
They only look like cops.
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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Cast
Martin Lawrence
Earl Montgomery
Steve Zahn
Hank Rafferty
Colm Feore
Detective Frank McDuff
Bill Duke
Lieutenant Washington
Eric Roberts
Nash
Timothy Busfield
Charlie Reed
Robinne Lee
Denise
Brett Cullen
Heston
Ken Lerner
Hank's Lawyer
Matt McCoy
Robert Barton
Joe Flaherty
Owen Fergus
Mari Morrow
Lola
Cleo King
Woman in Car
Stephen Tobolowsky
Billy Narthax
Keith Cooke
Ang
Troy Gilbert
Cain
Joe Bucaro III
Bratton
Carl Ciarfalio
Stanton
Robert Harvey
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John Henry Binder
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Reviews
r96sk
'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.
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