Blue Streak (1999)

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Boring, long, and too preachy.

Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I see a lot of people don't like it because it isn't realistic. Who cares! It is a comedy not a character analyzing drama.And as a comedy it works just fine. We get a very creative story and a lot of laughs thanks to it as the plot gets along. The actors are also very good. I loved Martin Lawrence as the main character. He is perfect at it and keeps us laughing the way he delivers hilariously written jokes. It was also a pleasure to watch Dave Chappelle in it. He has a smaller part but is hilarious whenever he appears on stage.Really recommend it to other comedy fans who don't care too much about reality but just about getting some good fun.

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detective. Martin Lawrence and cops movies why the hell wouldn't it work right? And it does and although he is an actual criminal he did a much better job than the actual cops in this movie and the ending was really great. What also surprised me is that Lawrence's character is more dynamic in this film even more than his Bad Boys one and that says a lot. This is a very good enjoyable comedy and you won't be disappointed.

This is one of those movies that I watch to simply tum my mind off and enjoy. Some of my friends immediately expect it to be bad, while I think that it looks interesting and go and see it anyway, and usually end up enjoying it. Blue Streak is in a similar vein to Bad Boys, with Martin Lawrance as the big mouthed negro who seems to never have anything go right.Lawrance plays a crook who steals a very valuable diamond but is betrayed by one of his colleagues who decides that a quarter of the proceeds is not enough. While escaping, he hides the diamond in a construction site. Two years later, after being released from gaol, he returns to find that the building is a police station. So he disguises himself as a police officer to get into the building and to steal the diamond.Blue Streak is a comedy of errors. It is not that Lawrance is an idiot, but rather that he is a crook, and everybody around him treats him as if he were a well decorated cop. He also seems to be able to solve cases that most cops couldn't because they do not have the criminal background that he has.Blue Streak isn't something that has any deep, philosophical meaning, but it is a cute movie to watch and enjoy. It is not entirely original, as role-reversals have been a common form of comedy for ages. The role reversal may be a little different, but I am sure there are other movies were crooks become cops and vice versa. It is just that Martin Lawrance adds cool spark to it.

Before I saw this film I hadn't even know about Martin Lawrence. After watching this movie he made it as one of my favourites. I watched this movie many times after wards. Though I was not laughing like the first time, each time I enjoyed his acting as well as other costars. Its a mood-lifter for me always. He is having both slapstick and verbal comedy talents blended together. The story is a very simple one. A diamond thief hides his valuable diamond in the air-duct of a building under construction. He was caught and jailed. After few years he comes back to get his jewel back from its hideout and finds out that the building has become a Police Department office. What does he do to get that diamond back ?...Yes.. You guessed it right.Watch out for this Diamond Thief.