Recently re-watching this early 2000's Action Buddy Cop Comedy, i noticed how over the top racist it is against whites from the blacks point of view, now i normally would just ignore it but oh my is Martin Lawrence over the top annoying as he's constantly against his white partner Steve Zhan, at first it was kind of silly & funny but then it was constant & harsh so much so that it ruined some fun moments!!!
I like Martin Lawrence in "Blue Streak" & "Bad Boys" but here he's way over the top & annoying like he was in "Big Mommas House" i used to like that film but now i find Lawrence too silly & too over the top to enjoy it.
Now "National Security" is still a fairly enjoyable action comedy Cop film, but that's because Steve Zhan is great here as the straight-laced good Cop that is constantly having Bad luck & is accused & sent to prison for beating a "Black man" (Lawrence), it's here that it's really treading on very serious territory with lots of nods to the infamous "Rodney King" trial & scandal from the 90's!!! Too much racism in a Comedy just isn't funny!!! Apart from the over the top Racial crap "National Security" can be a fun throwback to those 80's & 90's Buddy Cop flicks & there's some very good action scenes & some funny moments & it's filmed well, the look is very 90's Cop movie cinematography.
Steve Zahn, who was good in "Joy ride" & "Daddy Day Care" is very good here & gives a solid performance as a Cop who basically loses everything when he tries to arrest Martin Lawrence's character, Zahn definitely saves the whole movie!!! Zahn, who gives the film a more grounded & dramatic center as he loses his partner at the beginning & is genuinely playing this movie straight & is the best on screen. "National Security" is a solid entry in the Buddy Cop genre & is worth watching if you like Steve Zhan & Martin Lawrence is ok but can grate when he's constantly being racist.
Martin Lawrence was much better in "Blue Streak"
I like Martin Lawrence in "Blue Streak" & "Bad Boys" but here he's way over the top & annoying like he was in "Big Mommas House" i used to like that film but now i find Lawrence too silly & too over the top to enjoy it.
Now "National Security" is still a fairly enjoyable action comedy Cop film, but that's because Steve Zhan is great here as the straight-laced good Cop that is constantly having Bad luck & is accused & sent to prison for beating a "Black man" (Lawrence), it's here that it's really treading on very serious territory with lots of nods to the infamous "Rodney King" trial & scandal from the 90's!!! Too much racism in a Comedy just isn't funny!!! Apart from the over the top Racial crap "National Security" can be a fun throwback to those 80's & 90's Buddy Cop flicks & there's some very good action scenes & some funny moments & it's filmed well, the look is very 90's Cop movie cinematography.
Steve Zahn, who was good in "Joy ride" & "Daddy Day Care" is very good here & gives a solid performance as a Cop who basically loses everything when he tries to arrest Martin Lawrence's character, Zahn definitely saves the whole movie!!! Zahn, who gives the film a more grounded & dramatic center as he loses his partner at the beginning & is genuinely playing this movie straight & is the best on screen. "National Security" is a solid entry in the Buddy Cop genre & is worth watching if you like Steve Zhan & Martin Lawrence is ok but can grate when he's constantly being racist.
Martin Lawrence was much better in "Blue Streak"