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OK Comedy/Action Movie!!!

This is a Martin Lawrence vehicle all the way. It's the first time he has to carry a whole movie and he comes out semi/successful. The plot is passable and the screenplay manages to create some likable characters, mainly Luke Wilson. Also with some nice action sequences. Lawrence brand of comedy may not appeal to some, Martin Lawrence plays it safe doing an impression of Eddie Murphy in 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hours'. Ultimately successful at being funny and entertaining. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 6!

Martin is always hilarious

Before watching "Blue Streak," I had heard that it wasn't that good of a movie, but I knew that since it has Martin in it that it had to at least have a few funny parts, and I was right.

Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) is a jewel thief who just got out of prison. He pretends be a cop in order to try and find the jewel that could make him millions of dollars richer. But it won't be as easy as he first thought it would.

Since I had heard so many not so rave reviews about "Blue Streak," I wasn't really expecting that much out of it. There are a few parts that are flat out hilarious and the movie itself is interesting enough even when it's not funny. If you like Martin in other movies such as "Nothing To Lose" or "Big Momma's House," give "Blue Streak" a chance.

Martin at his all time best

This is an absolute must-see. Martin Lawrence and Dave Chappelle are at their all time best in this movie. I haven't laughed this hard at a movie since the first time I saw Animal House. Non-stop action and laughs. The Dolby 5.1 soundtrack is spectacular! The seperation is superb.If you add only one movie to your collection this year, make it this one. You won't be dissapointed.

Blue Streak

This is one of the most confusing, however quite funny cop films I have ever seen. Basically, Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) has stolen a diamond and hidden under a floor of a very big building. The cops know it is in there somewhere. Miles has to get into the building without the cops suspecting anything. An example of his attempt to get in is disguising himself as a geeky looking pizza delivery guy. He does eventually get the diamond, but consequences arise when the people he was meant to give it to get mad. Also starring The Mask's Peter Greene as Deacon and Home Alone 3's Olek Krupa as Jean LaFleur. Martin Lawrence is in quite a few cop, or robbery based films, why doesn't he do something else. Good!

Flawed but still pretty good

This Martin Lawrence film is really pretty good, because the story is original and the acting is good (most of the time). The only thing that really bothered me was that Martin Lawrence had to play one of those over the edge black criminals. Take for instance the way he tries to pizzaman his way into the LAPD at the beginning. Is all that stupid singing and dancing necessary?? There are some other examples like that which are like cliché stuff when there is a film about a black guy. Like the music has to be loud and hip hop and they swing on it while driving. Also why is he eating snacks during that robbery when he is not alone? Does he have to wait until he hears his partner calling. Apart from those parts (some major, some minor) this is a good film, those scenes though make it only pretty good. There are some really good scenes here though too and I especially liked the whole ending in New Mexico.7 out of 10

Blue Streak (1999)

Martin is great. I saw this movie and it is very colorful
and has a lot of funny weird things in it that are made with a certain quality that will make you enjoy it. This
movie is worth seeing definitely!Well i didnt have four lines so for more I'd like to say Martin lawrence is very
talented and I think he is capable of making anyone a fan
of his even if it means not that much of a fan!

Martin Lawrence looks good on big screen

Movie viewing is a personal event. For me, this one evoked the "Hunter" TV series because of the L.A. scenery, especially during cop-work & chase(s). The movie is generally a cops-and-robbers fairy tale. The first close-up of Martin Lawrence is gorgeous. Later, his little irrelevant dances go on too long; i don't think the director has a handle on what kind of real power his star projects. Above all, this movie was down dirty fun. Laughing so we don't cry. Nothing heavy. Who you lookin' at?

The Dumb Blue Line

Blue Streak is an embarrassment to comedies and itself. So, we're going to have Martin Lawrence act goofy, and we're gonna film every minute of it. I guess that was the director's intention. I loved the classic oddles of noodles scene, and the action held me in attention for the whole movie. I'm being sarcastic. Even though this movie was relatively short, I snapped in and out of consciousness at least three times. Don't watch this movie unless you're intensely stupid, or are in desperate need to do something.
If you're really desperate, than it's okay. If you say to yourself "I've been waiting all day to see this," then get institutionalized. CALLING ALL CARS, MOVIE NEEDS RESSESSITATION, REPEAT, MOVIE NEEDS RESSESSITATION. I liked how his wife was there to pad the first ten minutes, after that, I started thinking, "what happened to his woman?" Rating: 2/10 (I'm in a bad mood, I think I'm going to rent Faces of Death)

NOT AN OVERWHELMING COMEDY, BUT IS FUN !

LAwrence is very funny at this video, only there are some boring parts like car chase, etc. The general effect is very entertaining.

Simpla great

Martin Lawrence once again stars in a outstanding comedy, the plot is already interesting and the movie itself is very easy watching and pleasant, the actors are all great and Martin is just too funny. You won't get borred one minute.

Not bad, not great.

Martin Lawrence stars as a thief who hides a $17 million diamond inside a construction building before he is captured and sent to prison. But upon release, he discovers that the building under construction was a police station! Desperate to get his diamond, he takes on the identity of a great detective and blends in rather well with the dumb cops. Things begin to heat up even more when Lawrence's comrade, who also betrayed him, gets released from prison, wanting the diamond just as much as Lawrence does.This film is the result of many comedies that would be considered great, if there wasn't such an amount of corniness to it. Luke Wilson is painful to watch as a particularly campy partner to Lawrence. Martin Lawrence himself saves the picture although, providing lots of laughs.**1/2 out of ****

Easily Martin's Best Solo Effort.

"Blue Streak" is Martin's "Beverly Hills Cop", just like "Big Momma's House" is his "The Nutty Professor". So he Rips off Eddie Murphy... Get Over It, he's a funny man. (even though Big Momma was sub-par) Martin Stars as a criminal who stashes a diamond in a construction sight when he gets arrested. On his release he finds the construction sight has been turned into a Police Station.

This of course provides the comedian with ample comic fodder and the audience with alot of laughs. The Supporting Cast are Great (Highlights are William Forsythe and Dave Chappelle) and the Action Set Pieces are on Par with any Big Action Film.

The Pacing is Perfect so the film never lags, and the direction is spot on. Martin's Pizza Delivery Boy is the Films only weak link as that scene provides no real laughs at all, only Simpathy laughs. That scene is the reason this film gets a 4 instead of a 5. Other than that it's a near perfect Comedy.

Not a bad little romp

Ok, it isn't a brilliant movie and won't have you splitting your sides with laughter, but this movie isn't all that bad. There are some funny moments - some unfunny but meant to be funny moments too admittedly - and a reasonable premise making for a moderately entertaining effort. Wilson was underused and Lawrence generally did a good effort (pizza boy notwithstanding) but one thing doesn't gel. It all started out quite promisingly, and the first 2/3 of the movie hung together fairly well - but the whole drug dealer stuff was stupid and meaningless. The only purpose it served was to get them to the border. Surely this could have been done in a cleverer way? Anyways, not bad but it can wait until video. My vote 6/10

Love That Luke Wilson

Normally funny movies are a no-go for me but I kind of liked this one.
Martin L was amusing as the bumbling thief posing as a detective. I also enjoyed Luke Wilson as his affable, clean-cut partner. It is nice to see Wilson in a rather normal part. The music in this film is a plus too. See it, it's not to hard to like.

We've Seen This Before

A familiar plot: a likeable crook, clueless cops, incompetant henchmen, and a fortune to be gained. How many times can anybody see the same thing again? This film brings nothing fresh to this situation. Lawrence tries too hard to make the weak script funny by doing what he does best, playing loud and obnoxious, and mugging. There are very few genuine laughs, and unfortunately, more than a few scenes that depict tired racial stereotypes. For Martin Lawrence fans only.

Slightly overrated

After seeing this film reviewed on Ebert and the Movies, I was expecting a laughfest from the recently stale Martin Lawrence. Well, I didn't get what I wanted but wasn't exactly dissatisfied. This film kept my attention a lot more than the recent Bowfinger did and with a little more talent in its roster could have easily been better than Bowfinger, since it slightly turned out to be anyways. I thought the Lawrence-doing-weird-things like dancing theme was getting stale quickly, and hated the whole stupid pizza man part. The premise of this movie though, was enough to keep me glued to the TV while it was on. Sorry to compare this with Bowfinger again, but I also got more laughs from Blue Streak. I think this film is only good if you're willing to accept bad parts of it such as sorta an amateurish feeling you get watching it and a heck of a lot of cliches. 5.5/10

Funniest comedy I've ever watched

Blue Streak (1999) is the funniest comedy I've ever watched in my life. If you are into comedies, this is a must-see film. If you are not, still, you HAVE TO!Martin Lawrence is fabulous. Luke Wilson is also funny.Blue Streak is about a jewel thief who before he was arrested by the police, hid a diamond he had stolen in the ventilation system of a building. Little did he know that that building would become a police station. 2 years later, he is released and to his dismay realises this. How is he going to retrieve this diamond, which is worth 20 million dollars? Act as a cop! That's what he does. This is all I am going to tell you. Go on now and borrow the video or DVD! Go on!Dan Tan.

Mar-In Streakin' Lawrence

Generally speaking, I'm not a Lawrence Fan, and was not that familiar with him or his show. At this time when this came to town I went because of the pre-views and thought it couldn't be that bad, right? In actuality, it was a lot of fun!! Martin was a great character that played the their turned sueto cop. This was a pleasure for me to watch. There are so many different things to choose from that it makes the competition tough. I'm thinking to myself, wow, I'm checking out Martin in the middle of everything else, so this must be strong enough. I was right. His dilemma after robbery, stealing expensive diamonds and then getting chased by the fuzz, makes things a little more complicated than he could handle. So, presto-stash-O. The diamond is stowed away, in a building that is going up. Good idea and 'quick' thinking for him. Although he gets busted anyway for breaking into the jewelry store. He does two years in the pen. He gets set free. Now he is feeling fine! He goes back to check out his girl and she has gone from a size petite, to Esther Role. This does not sit well with her either when he lets her know about the obvious change in girth. The rock of Gibraltar diamond that he stole, in his hiding place is not quite what he remembers it to be. He is a con that is free, standing in front of the new police building, where his little stolen article is awaiting his return. Now, complications play out bigger. He has what looks like a torette's syndrome break-down in front of the building and some officers out on break, while cars pass by and on lookers see him, freaking. He has to come up with a plan to get this job done. And considering where this is all taking place, it had better be brilliant. I won't give away what happens next, but this is a slick well crafted comedy with the likes of Luke Wilson and William Forsythe who has been in a number of outstanding films, both comedy and action and dramatic roles. There is always a bunch of stuff going on and it is a lot of crazy-half planned out funky Martin on the loose fun. He can't speak Spanish very well either, but that really won't hurt him in the end by the way. This is a Martin Lawrence casted good piece of now classic entertainment, that I can say, "Yes I recommend it." See it if you haven't. It isn't going to win an Oscar, but it will be worth the time to watch. (***)

Horrible

I have never been more disappointed in a movie in my life. i was expecting something like rush hour which was quite funny, but instead i got 1 hour and 33 minutes of Martin Lawrence dancing and making very few very dumb jokes.
This is a perfect example of a very stupid movie.

Hilarious but A LiL rusty!!

A very good plot!! a different story line!! Martin Lawrance has done a wonderful job!! his reaction on seeing that the building in which he hid the diamond becoming the LAPD office!! WoW!! And he becoming famous among the cops cause he understands the robbers well!! all that is really cool!! a little unrealistic though!! good job Martin!! Oven is good too!! And he running into his old pals and all that i'm this i'm that crap is hilarious!! he managing with the officers that he is from Internal Affairs, FBI, Federally is all a damn bad joke! and that DIAMOND WoW!! even i would do the same for it!! sure!! martin's humour quotient is at one of his best in this movie thats for sure... a sheer entertainer!!