Sylvester Stallone is an iconic action star and Estelle Getty was a hilarious, sarcastic and witty Golden Girl. Put the two together and you'll get yourself one charming action-comedy, where tough Los Angeles cop Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Stallone) gets a visit from his nurturing, feisty and fearless mother Tutti (Getty),who beings to meddle in Joe's life affairs, interfering with his police work and love life.

There are some very oddball and corny humor with some campy dialog in the movie, at mostly the expense of Stallone and Getty. The supporting actors were given the back burner and the villains were unforgettable. And yet, while the plot goes at a very steady-pace with limited action, I've found the comedic chemistry between Stallone and Getty, which make up most of the movie, to be pretty entertaining and fun to watch and is, at times, heartwarming. Getty's obsessive behavior to be very baby-nurturing to Stallone as he responds in his frustrated way is itself classic. And, it's not everyday you see a petite, motherly, 68 year-old lady brandish a gun and deal with gangsters!

While not an action flick that would blow you out of your seats, you will get several laughs out of this movie.

Grade B-

Please, I really tried to like this film, but it didn't work for me. It had potential, as Roger Spottiswoode looked set for good things, but a lot of things range from pretty bad to terrible. The film goes at a good pace and is quite short. However, the film looks rather slapdash and is just really unfunny, apart from the part with Stallone in the diaper. This is not helped by the lacking direction, the predictable story and the truly dire script that does nothing whatsoever for the actors. The acting, to be honest... it wasn't good at all. Sylvester Stallone is okay here, he does look embarrassed and tired but he does look as though he is trying. However, his material is awful and he struggles with it. As for the debate of whether Sly can do comedy, this and Rhinestone are for me misfires but Oscar is very underrated and Sly is actually funny in that, so if I say he wasn't as funny as he should've been, I blame the script. Estelle Getty is a lot worse though, I like her, but her character is well and truly irritating and Getty herself grates and wears out her welcome early on. In conclusion, pretty awful, not only one of Sly's worst films but one of the worst comedies conceived or so I think. 1/10 Bethany Cox

STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT is a film specifically selected by its star Sylvester Stallone as being his worst-ever movie (although, to be fair, he's made a fair few stinkers since that statement). It's an incredibly corny and dated cop/crime/comedy in which Stallone plays the usual tough guy character who's driven out of his mind by the arrival of his over-protective mother, played by Estelle Getty. When the pair get involved with a gang of gun smugglers, all hell breaks loose...

I guess STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT came out at a time when cop spoofs were all over cinema, with the likes of LAST ACTION HERO and NATIONAL LAMPOON'S LOADED WEAPON 1 all filling multiplexes (or not, as the case may be). There's nothing specifically to dislike about this movie, but then there's nothing really to like about it either. The jokes are corny and predictable and the characters feel one-dimensional in their own movie. Even Stallone is on autopilot, able to bring little charm to what is a stock hero role. At the end of the day, a comedy wins or loses depending on how funny it is, and this film just isn't very funny. JoBeth Williams (POLTERGEIST) and Martin Ferrero (JURASSIC PARK) co-star.