National Security
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: January 17, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
Entertaining and well done. Without losing its comic rhythm for a moment, it is also a withering spoof of black victimism and the corrupting effect of racial solidarity on the American legal system. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The film is profane. But who knew police brutality could play as a laughing matter? Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
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. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's only a notch above the routine, and it obeys all the conventions of its tired formula, but it also tones the anarchy with a serious edge and it works a surprisingly effective vein of race-relations satire. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
The picture is all Lawrence and Zahn, whose dynamics get something going, though not enough (please!) to spark a buddy sequel. Read full review
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