Martin Lawrence, 59, was a superstar in the 1990s and early 2000s with memorable roles in Bad Boys (1995), Big Mamma (2000), High Cop (1998) and Perpète (1999). His career was more difficult, with the actor disappearing from the screen for a few years before relaunching in Bad Boys For Life and Ride or Die, currently in theaters.
On the occasion of the theatrical release of Episode 4 of Action Saga, we invite you to find the best movie with Martin Lawrence according to AlloCiné viewers. He went back 35 years to find her. In 1989, the actor played Kay in Do The Right Thing, one of his first film roles.
What do viewers think?
With a score of 3.7 out of 5 (3425 average ratings), this Spike Lee movie with Martin Lawrence is the best according to AlloCiné viewers.
They liked it
CeeSnipes (5/5): “Do The Right Thing is clearly a great film, exciting from start to finish, exciting and directed by Spike Lee in his grace.”
Xavier D (5/5): “A masterpiece full of color and charm. A pure product of the late 80s.”
Stebbins (5/5): “One of Spike Lee’s first films. Do The Right Thing is a powerful, very powerful piece of work. Rarely has a film dealt with racism with so much desire for freedom. A film far more effective than a lecture, fascinating and surprising. A pearl.”
Cylon86 (4/5): “Because he knows what he’s talking about, the filmmaker offers a fascinating film where everything can explode from nothing, but he does so without humor, amusingly looking at his gallery of characters, all played by very good actors.
Martin Lawrence in Do the Right Thing.
They didn’t like it
Macro (1.5 out of 5): “There are a lot of interesting characters, some delicious situations and a good cast (Danny Aiello First of all), but all this is deeply lacking in unity and, above all, the message is completely unclear. Spike Lee himself plays the main character in the story, as hysterical and unhealthy as possible, who will cause real carnage, to say the least, for dubious reasons.”
Napoleon (1.5 out of 5): “It’s a very theatrical film, perhaps too much. The casting part succeeds with well-written and well-executed characters. On the other hand, certain characters contradict what they’re supposed to represent. Then the work comes off badly. The director, with an imperfect plot, regularly offers us scenes that don’t fit together.”
Truman (2/5): “This Spike Lee movie is a big disappointment; full of ambition, it doesn’t seem to know how to properly show what it wants to condemn. The big problem with this movie is its willingness to pass itself off as a comedy; not only is it not. It’s funny and makes the movie heavy, but it gets heavy “.
If you want to speak your mind, Do The Right Thing is available on blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Source: Allocine
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