Fresh
The contortional physical shtick familiar from Lawrence's sitcom, laden with a dollop of Three Stooges violence, should keep the boys happy.
Jessica Winter, Village Voice
Blue Streak
He's a cop that's not. Believe that!
1999 · 1h 33m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Les Mayfield
Overview
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.
Director and cast
- Les Mayfield Director
- Martin Lawrence as Miles Logan
- Luke Wilson as Carlson
- Peter Greene as Deacon
- Dave Chappelle as Tulley
- Nicole Ari Parker as Mellisa Green
- Graham Beckel as Rizzo
- William Forsythe as Detective Hardcastle
- Robert Miranda as Glenfiddish
- Olek Krupa as Jean LaFleur
- Saverio Guerra as Benny
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
In the wake of a summer of capers and cons, Blue Streak arrives as a dull afterthought and a sorry vehicle for the comic expression of Martin Lawrence.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
As an action comedy, Blue Streak offers little freshness on either front.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
There's a pretty decent joke at the center of this otherwise routine action-comedy.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Assembled with style.
Roger Ebert, At the Movies
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