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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanIt isn't particularly subtle or original. But it's a good-natured late-summer romp fueled by Lawrence's manic shtick.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannApart from Lawrence's goofing, Blue Streak isn't much of a movie.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe plot is formula all the way, but Lawrence has found a way to incorporate the physical techniques of the great silent stars with his standup comic's arsenal, and it's a pleasure to watch him at work.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe contortional physical shtick familiar from Lawrence's sitcom, laden with a dollop of Three Stooges violence, should keep the boys happy.
- 50The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe buoyancy is only intermittent.
- 50Miami HeraldCurtis MorganMiami HeraldCurtis MorganThe story is stale, action uninspired, pacing lackadaisical. The whole production looks a little cut-rate, too.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe usual valorizing of guns and vigilante justice and tedious action sequences to begin and end the picture.
- 40TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelNot a bad concept, and Martin Lawrence is appealing. Unfortunately, the writers have no gift for comic writing.
- 30Dallas ObserverAndy KleinDallas ObserverAndy KleinWhile the idea may be good, its execution is awful.
- 20L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm(Lawrence)'s not just unfunny, he's coarsely anti-funny. The film just lurches from one dull skit to the next without bite or much of a point.