Blue Streak, loaded with fast-paced, car-chase scenes, is no model of subtle or especially witty dialogue but Lawrence brings in the howls whenever he pulls off one of his many impersonations.
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Blue Streak (1999)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:24
Rotten:44
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Martin Lawrence lends his comedic touch, but the movie isn't much more than standard action-comedy fare.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Lawrence stars as ex-con Miles Logan--a crafty jewel thief forced to hide his stash of diamonds at a construction site when his $20 million heist went awry. Now that he's out of the slammer, he... [More]
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, William Forsythe, Dave Chappelle
Director: Les Mayfield
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Reviews for Blue Streak
The result is an action comedy where the comedy frequently hits the bull's-eye but is overpowered by the action.
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Lawrence has become involved in a film that makes us acutely embarrassed for him.
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There's a pretty decent joke at the center of this otherwise routine action-comedy.
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Blue Streak falls victim to bad cliches.
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Top CriticThe contortional physical shtick familiar from Lawrence's sitcom, laden with a dollop of Three Stooges violence, should keep the boys happy.
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Unless you're a diehard Lawrence, you'll probably tire of the film's loose and unbelievable approaching at telling its story.
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Provides a nifty 90-minute escape and more than a few yuks.
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Predictable, yet funny!
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The film may be routine, but Lawrence is anything but.
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As an action comedy, Blue Streak offers little freshness on either front.
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A formula picture that never rises above the generic but entertains nevertheless.
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Top CriticSince the characters are pretty simple, and the plot wafer-thin, there's not a lot for Martin to do but fall back on wild histrionics and facial explosions.
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Blue Streak suffers from an identity crisis.
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The already thin plot stops dead at regular intervals so Lawrence can make faces, contort himself and cuss colorfully.
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Lawrence puts his comic timing to perfection.
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