The 51st State
2001
Kilt-wearing master chemist Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) has developed a new drug that is more potent then cocaine or Ecstasy. Best of all, none of the ingredients are illegal, meaning that this substance could easily be sold worldwide. Unfortunately for McElroy, he is caught in the snare of psychotic drug kingpin the .. Read more
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Emily Mortimer |
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| Director | Ronny Yu |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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On the surface, this visceral crime thriller from Bride of Chucky director Ronny Yu is merely an exercise in noisy excess, and yet several elements mark it out as something slightly unusual. For openers, the script about a master chemist trying to sell the ultimate in designer drugs was sent to Samuel L Jackson by a first-time writer and off-licence worker (Stel Pavlou), and then given the go-ahead. On top of that, it's set in less than glamorous Liverpool; streetwise Jackson's pharmacist hero wears a kilt; and antagonistic sidekick Robert Carlyle is a rabid football fan who's only in it for a prized match ticket, not the money. It's these tongue-in-cheek details — and familiar Liverpudlian faces from TV shows such as Brookside — that add some freshness to a fairly mindless film. Rhys Ifans's eccentric crimelord and Emily Mortimer's sexy hitwoman don't ring true at all, but gritty realism isn't on the agenda here.
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Loud and pointless gangster movie with over-the-top acting and a dim-witted, foul-mouthed script.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Fantastic Fun
This film is fairly packed with action and has more than its share of quippy one liners. Samuel L J is as cool as can be (as usual!), and Robert C is a wonder ... more
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
A Copper Bottom Corker!
If King of Cool Samuel Jackson, strutting round Liverpool in braids and a kilt is enough to get your saliva glands frothing, frankly you won't be ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
51st Great
This was a surprisingly good film with a bevvy of British stars.
One shot where Robert Carlyle turns up at a football match to his team play really ... more
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- Owen from Clapham
- Posted 24 Dec 2004 12:29
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Fantastic Fun
This film is fairly packed with action and has more than its share of quippy one liners. Samuel L J is as cool as can be (as usual!), and Robert C is a wonder ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
The best film I have seen in a long time. There was plenty of action and a good storyline. The actors were excellent in all the roles played. I would ... more
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Fantastic Fun
This film is fairly packed with action and has more than its share of quippy one liners. Samuel L J is as cool as can be (as usual!), and Robert C is a wonder ... more
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
A Copper Bottom Corker!
If King of Cool Samuel Jackson, strutting round Liverpool in braids and a kilt is enough to get your saliva glands frothing, frankly you won't be ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
51st Great
This was a surprisingly good film with a bevvy of British stars.
One shot where Robert Carlyle turns up at a football match to his team play really ... more-
- Owen from Clapham
- Posted 24 Dec 2004 12:29
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Fantastically Gripping Movie
The title is a little confusing but the chance to see Robert Carlisle acting alongst Samuel L Jackson and him in a kilt and fairisle sweater was just too much ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
First, I'll say that, if you don't like swearing in films (apparently such people exist) then don't touch this film with a bargepole. If one had a ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
The best film I have seen in a long time. There was plenty of action and a good storyline. The actors were excellent in all the roles played. I would ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
I would rate this film zero if i could! '-_-'
Don’t bother this film is awful, all the swear words in the film can not describe how bad it is, I watched it to the end but wish I had not bothered. My ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Excellent Farce, poor drama
This could end up a cult film. Right now it is already dated. Liverpool is a boom city not an eighties pastiche of crumbling docks. Scousers do not say boll##... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Customer Review
Fantastic cast, appalling script. I'll forgive Robert Carlyle's awful accent, but the script - no.
I thought this film would have been a ... more
Critics' reviews (2)
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On the surface, this visceral crime thriller from Bride of Chucky director Ronny Yu is merely an exercise in noisy excess, and yet several elements mark it out as something slightly unusual. For openers, the script about a master chemist trying to sell the ultimate in designer drugs was sent to Samuel L Jackson by a first-time writer and off-licence worker (Stel Pavlou), and then given the go-ahead. On top of that, it's set in less than glamorous Liverpool; streetwise Jackson's pharmacist hero wears a kilt; and antagonistic sidekick Robert Carlyle is a rabid football fan who's only in it for a prized match ticket, not the money. It's these tongue-in-cheek details — and familiar Liverpudlian faces from TV shows such as Brookside — that add some freshness to a fairly mindless film. Rhys Ifans's eccentric crimelord and Emily Mortimer's sexy hitwoman don't ring true at all, but gritty realism isn't on the agenda here.
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Loud and pointless gangster movie with over-the-top acting and a dim-witted, foul-mouthed script.
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