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51st State, The

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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.


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1. Salon.com: Formula 51 - Review by Jeff Stark and quotations from the film.
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2. Screen Science Project Goes Down the Tubes - Review by Jack Mathews: "Beware the movie whose makers boast about their deceit in getting it made." [New York Daily News]
3. 'Formula' Yields a Toxic Brew of Borrowings - Marc Mohan's review: "...attempting to perform cinematic alchemy by combining parts of earlier films into this one." [Portland Oregonian]
4. Action Comedy Heavy on Action but Light on Originality, Laughs - Review by Rene Rodriguez: "...so trite that even Yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor." [Miami Herald]
5. Chaotic Action Comedy a 'Formula' for Disaster - Review by Lawrence Toppman: "...a stumbling action comedy in which the action consists mostly of cars smashing each other." [The Charlotte Observer]
6. Chicago Sun-Times: Formula 51 - Roger Ebert's review: "...not a comedy so much as a farce, grabbing desperately for funny details wherever possible."
7. Drugs, Guns, Car Chases and a Chemist in a Kilt - 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]
8. Entertainment Weekly: Formula 51 - Review by Owen Glieberman, viewer comments, articles, photographs, and links.
9. Film Threat: Formula 51 - Clint Morris reviews the movie.
10. Formula 51 - Official site with synopsis, preview clips, character information, pictures, credits, and mailing list [requires Flash].
11. HARO Online: Formula 51 - Haro reviews the film.
12. Hollywood.com: Formula 51 - Film information, synopsis, trailer, and pictures.
13. Internet Movie Database: 51st State, The (2001) - Synopsis, credits, reviews, soundtrack listing, trivia, promotional information, technical specifications, and links.
14. Jackson the Best Ingredient in Crude 'Formula 51' - 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]
15. Movies for Guys: Formula 51 - Review of the film with ratings of interest to a male audience.

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