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51st State, The
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Chaotic Action Comedy a 'Formula' for Disaster
Review by Lawrence Toppman: "...a stumbling action comedy in which the action consists mostly of cars smashing each other." [The Charlotte Observer]
Action Comedy Heavy on Action but Light on Originality, Laughs
Review by Rene Rodriguez: "...so trite that even Yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor." [Miami Herald]
ReelViews: Formula 51
Review by James Berardinelli.
Chicago Sun-Times: Formula 51
Roger Ebert's review: "...not a comedy so much as a farce, grabbing desperately for funny details wherever possible."
Jackson the Best Ingredient in Crude 'Formula 51'
Review by William Arnold: "...never quite jams into gear, and the script's overload of gross humor never finds the proper vein to rise above the distasteful." [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
Internet Movie Database: 51st State, The (2001)
Synopsis, credits, reviews, soundtrack listing, trivia, promotional information, technical specifications, and links.
Entertainment Weekly: Formula 51
Review by Owen Glieberman, viewer comments, articles, photographs, and links.
Film Threat: Formula 51
Clint Morris reviews the movie.
HARO Online: Formula 51
Haro reviews the film.
Hollywood.com: Formula 51
Film information, synopsis, trailer, and pictures.
Movies for Guys: Formula 51
Review of the film with ratings of interest to a male audience.
Screen Science Project Goes Down the Tubes
Review by Jack Mathews: "Beware the movie whose makers boast about their deceit in getting it made." [New York Daily News]
Drugs, Guns, Car Chases and a Chemist in a Kilt
A.O. Scott's review: "...the problem with the mayhem in "Formula 51" is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring." [New York Times]
'Formula' Yields a Toxic Brew of Borrowings
Marc Mohan's review: "...attempting to perform cinematic alchemy by combining parts of earlier films into this one." [Portland Oregonian]
Salon.com: Formula 51
Review by Jeff Stark and quotations from the film.
Formula 51
Official site with synopsis, preview clips, character information, pictures, credits, and mailing list [requires Flash].
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