Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Mortimer, Robert Carlyle
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.
DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003
Stats: 1,208 reviews
After reading the script I can safely say this is another example of a producer having absolutely no clue what he's doing and the hire of a poor casting director. A wasted opportunity!
Formula 51 is a forgettable Guy Ritchie knockoff that seems to get more painful to watch as it gets closer to the end credits. The performances for the most part are tolerable with the exception of Meat Loaf, who seemed to be channeling a retarded Bob Dole on cheap speed. Emily M...( read more)
Came out at a time when Guy Ritchie was The Coolest director (not the director here though) and Sam Jackson and Robert Carlyle were The Coolest actors. So we should be waiting for a 'muthafuckin' cool movie' (me sounding like Sam) but the result is more like 'a shite flick that l...( read more)
A wild ride following the sale of a "club drug" which is actually nothing more than a placebo.
Formula 51 is bloody and bloody funny, and Jackson and Carlyle make the best salt-and-pepper team since Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte knocked heads in 48 HRS., but ultimately the movie can't find a way ... full review
What ensues are much blood-splattering, mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between Americans and Brits. full review
The problem with the mayhem in Formula 51 is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring. full review
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