Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

Richard Pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material, but Lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold.

Ranges from laugh-out-loud hilarious to wonder-what- time-it-is tedious.

An odd amalgam of kitschy, transparently manipulative sentiment, provocative subject matter, off-kilter perspective and some truly funny physical humor.

You either find his jokes funny or you don't. But no one can mistake the ferocious energy of a performer for whom making people laugh has been not just a gift but a matter of survival.

He's just so damn likeable, you can't help but laugh, even when his language is littered with four-letter words and his stories draw up images you might later wish you'd never imagined.

Those prone to indignation need not apply; those susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up.

The comedy here is for adults only.

In English, means Run Tell That.

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The bad boy Martin Lawrence that is the box office draw is much funnier than the toned down version seen in this film.

Comes off as a long, laborious whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man.

Lawrence should stick to his day job. He's a better actor than a standup comedian.