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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

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Smarting from a romantic breakup, macho police Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) gets a cross-country visit from his mother, Tutti (Estelle Getty). Her misguided efforts to help only fray his nerves, but that doesn't stop her from nagging Joe to be more open about his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend and current boss, Lt. Gwen Harper (JoBeth Williams). When Tutti witnesses a brutal multiple murder, she takes her meddling to the extreme by tagging along to help her son solve the case.
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Thoroughly witless and thuddingly unfunny, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot gives its mismatched stars very little to work with - and as a result, they really don't work.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press Stallone has developed into an accomplished comedy actor, knowing to react to situations rather than cause them. Getty has the role of her lifetime, spouting one-liners with fine precision. Jun 12, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: F Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Time Out Most of the blame for this unimaginative effort can be attributed to the script, but Spottiswoode's flat direction doesn't help. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...boasts a fairly amiable vibe that’s perpetuated by the smattering of entertaining set-pieces and the actors’ strong efforts... Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 8, 2022 Full Review Ed Travis Cinapse A refreshing reminder that sometimes movies can be everything they need to be by offering nothing more than a hairbrained setup or a particularly delicious cast pairing, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot delivers exactly what it promises, and delightfully so. Mar 12, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Stallone may be too dippy and Getty's character over-exaggerated and only marginally charming, but the chemistry between the leads is generally agreeable. Rated: 5/10 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos I Yeah sure, it's generally terrible, but I don't care, I have nostalgia for this movie, and some of the goofy, clunky antics between Stallone and Getty still work on me. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review L Funny!!!! I absolutely loved the jokes Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review Kazall R When your movie is based on a joke, you need a strong script and likable characters to make it work unfortunately Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot doesn't do that as the characters are annoying and the script has all the tropes of a buddy-cop movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/23 Full Review Corley K Oh come on people this movie is not that bad. I found it entertaining as a kid growing up in the 80'and 90's. It's funny and heartwarming. It's a great to see a huge action star like Stallone get in touch with his softer side and do a comedy like this. I think most people are being a little to critical on the bad reviews here. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review Red T So yeah it's bad. Mainly because it's a dumb idea for a plot of a movie and should've been a 30 minute Bad sitcom episode or a 60 Minute TV Movie. Not a Major Theater release. Also, the comedy is not really funny at all. The acting is terrible because of the miscasting of Getty who is adorable but just miscast and has no chemistry at all with Stallone. Than as mentioned before the comedy is terrible. The villain is also terrible. This is so predictable as well. The cinematography is made up of dumb scenes constantly and while this isn't unfocused and actually has a focused narrative for the most part, it just boils down to this is a stupid idea and the scenes reflect it constantly with the simplest gags and surface level humor. The music bizarrely enough is also terrible and feels like it belongs in a kids tv show. It's crazy because the opening music track is actually good and kind of catchy. That being said this isn't one of the worst things ever and just a run of the mill bad comedy honestly. Not a broken down incoherent mess. And Getty is always a pleasure to watch but she's just out of place for the actual film. Skip this entirely and just watch Rocky and the Golden Girls instead. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Due to the awful reviews and being a wannabe critic. I probably shouldn’t admit that I always enjoyed this movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Smarting from a romantic breakup, macho police Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) gets a cross-country visit from his mother, Tutti (Estelle Getty). Her misguided efforts to help only fray his nerves, but that doesn't stop her from nagging Joe to be more open about his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend and current boss, Lt. Gwen Harper (JoBeth Williams). When Tutti witnesses a brutal multiple murder, she takes her meddling to the extreme by tagging along to help her son solve the case.
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Producer
Michael C. Gross, Joe Medjuck, Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter
Blake Snyder, William Osborne, Will Davies
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Northern Lights Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.6M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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