Unusual circumstances lead to a hard-nosed detective teaming up with his domineering mother in this action comedy starring Sylvester Stallone, who once cited it as the worst film of his acting career. With Stallone's comment and the film's sweep at the 1992 Razzies, 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' has gained an unfairly negative reputation over the years. Estelle Getty is certainly way over-the-top and the basic plot is predictable with Stallone eventually coming to appreciate his mother after a lot of resistance, but there are enough scattered laughs that the film never once bores. Roger Rees (who would go onto to hilariously lampoon Alan Rickman in 'Men in Tights' one year later) is great as the befuddled antagonist in the tale, managing to maintain a straight face while talking about Getty's plans to pull down his pants and spank him! Alan Silvestri's mysterious, jazzy music score also rates as one of his best and Getty has some funny lines even if her character is too irksome for one to ever truly warm towards. The action scenes are admittedly quite nifty too (director Roger Spottiswoode would later go helm the riveting 'Tomorrow Never Dies'). Sure, this not a refreshingly classy, laugh-out-loud comedy like 'Oscar' was for Stallone, but neither is it anywhere near as mediocre as one might expect. Stallone's uttering the title line is worth a chuckle alone.
Review of Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
