Rotten
Excessive, profane, packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters.
Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
The 51st State
Nice wheels. Dirty deals. And one mean mother in a kilt.
2001 · 1h 33m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Ronny Yu
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The 51st State
Overview
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Director and cast
- Ronny Yu Director
- Samuel L. Jackson as Elmo McElroy
- Robert Carlyle as Felix DeSouza
- Emily Mortimer as Dakota Parker
- Meat Loaf as The Lizard
- Rhys Ifans as Iki
- Sean Pertwee as Detective Virgil Kane
- Ricky Tomlinson as Leopold Durant
- Michael Starke as Arthur
- Anna Keaveney as Shirley DeSouza
- Paul Barber as Frederick
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Director Yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10,000 times.
Jeff Stark, Salon.com
Rotten
Dull-witted caper.
Justine Elias, Village Voice
Rotten
This thing is just garbage.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Stars Samuel L. Jackson in the worst role of his career.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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