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The 51st State (Formula 51) is a 2001 action comedy about an American chemist trying to sell a new illicit drug in the UK. Directed by Ronny Yu, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Mortimer, and Meat Loaf. This subcategory is for sites relating to the film.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/formula-51-2002
Roger Ebert's review: "...not a comedy so much as a farce, grabbing desperately for funny details wherever possible."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/18/movies/film-review-drugs-guns-car-chases-and-a-chemist-in-a-kilt.html
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]
http://www.haro-online.com/movies/formula51.html
Haro reviews the film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227984/
Synopsis, credits, reviews, soundtrack listing, trivia, promotional information, technical specifications, and links.
http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Jackson-the-best-ingredient-in-crude-Formula-51-1098679.php
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]
http://www.salon.com/topic/movies/?x
Review by Jeff Stark and quotations from the film.
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