Martin Lawrence plays a thief who hides a valuable diamond in the air duct of a police station right before he's arrested. Two years later, he fakes a job there to acquire access to the diamond, but he ends up becoming a valuable asset to the police department. Lesser performances by everyone except Lawrence and a not-so-good plot stifles the effort, but there are good jokes that are few and far between.
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Starring:
Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, Peter Greene, Nicole Ari Parker, Graham Beckel, Robert Miranda, Olek Krupa, Saverio Guerra, Richard C. Sarafian, Tamala Jones.
Directed by:
Les Mayfield
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1999 comedy
Rated PG-13.
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Don Ignacio's score: B-