| '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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| Chicago Sun-Times: Formula 51: Roger Ebert's review: "...not a comedy so much as a farce, grabbing desperately for funny details wherever possible." |
| 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] |
| Entertainment Weekly: Formula 51: Review by Owen Glieberman, viewer comments, articles, photographs, and links. |
| Film Threat: Formula 51: Clint Morris reviews the movie. |
| Formula 51: Official site with synopsis, preview clips, character information, pictures, credits, and mailing list [requires Flash]. |
| HARO Online: Formula 51: Haro reviews the film. |
| Hollywood.com: Formula 51: Film information, synopsis, trailer, and pictures. |
| Internet Movie Database: 51st State, The (2001): Synopsis, credits, reviews, soundtrack listing, trivia, promotional information, technical specifications, and links. |
| 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] |
| Movies for Guys: Formula 51: Review of the film with ratings of interest to a male audience. |
| Salon.com: Formula 51: Review by Jeff Stark and quotations from the film. |
| 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] |
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