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Blue Streak

Movie PG-13 1999 94 minutes
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By Nell Minow , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 14+

Fast-talking comedy has lots of action, language.

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age 10+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Dragonfly52
Dragonfly52 Adult
April 6, 2020
age 10+

very funny movie

I let my ten year old son watch this movie and he thought it was great, very funny and entertaining. I think there is a little bit of violence in it but its not that bad. We love martin Lawrence so well worth the watch if you like his movies.
4Spice
4Spice Adult
October 22, 2009
age 10+

funny classic wont stop laughing 10 over

one of the best funny movies martin lawrence even made almost as funny as big mommas truth is almost the hole family can see it watch it worth buying 10 over.
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What's the Story?

In BLUE SREAK, Martin Lawrence stars in a made-to-order story of a jewel thief who returns to the scene of the crime to retrieve his loot, only to find that the construction site where he stashed the stolen diamond is now a police station. When he is told that the only way to get inside is by being under arrest or by wearing a badge, he decides to impersonate a detective.

Is It Any Good?

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What we have here is a cross between Beverly Hills Cop and Sister Act, your basic street-smart-guy-who-keeps-it-real-showing-the-desk-jockeys-a-thingor-two type plot. There are two versions of this plot, with or without hugging. Anyone who expects that Lawrence's character will come out of the experience a better person is more gullible than the cops who decide that he's so good he must be from Internal Affairs or the FBI.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the real consequences of such a robbery, and the situation Lawrence faces in working with at least one colleague who has no compunctions about betrayal and murder.

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