US EditionMovie Review: 'Naked Gun' Lives up to Legendary Comedy Heritage
JUL 30 – The 2025 reboot blends rapid-fire jokes with fresh characters, delivering a hit-to-miss comedy that honors the Police Squad legacy, featuring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr.
- Friday, August 1, 2025, marks the theatrical debut of The Naked Gun in theaters.
- Part reboot, part sequel, Akiva Schaffer honors the Police Squad legacy while updating its style, paying tribute to the 1987 spoof comedy classic.
- Using Akiva Schaffer’s visual style, the film clocks in at a tight 85 minutes, with Brandon Trost’s action-oriented cinematography enhancing pacing.
- The Naked Gun is described by reviewers as the most humorous film of the year, highlighting Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson’s pitch-perfect delivery.
- This response suggests audiences still enjoy old-school spoof comedies in theaters, as reviewers say the genre remains appreciated despite not being in full force.
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'The Naked Gun' smartly executes dumb jokes - Eden Prairie Local News
Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun.” Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Suspenseful music plays over the opening studio logos. We emerge from the black void to see criminals running amok in a bank. They’ve taken hostages, freezing the police in their tracks. This has now become a job for someone with a particular set of skills with a name like Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne, or John McClane. Unfortunately, all those heroes were busy, which means it’s up …
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The Naked Gun Gets Four Stars
(New York, NY) — The new “Naked Gun” movie seems to be the surprise hit of the summer. The movie, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, got a rave review from the New York Post. The Post said it’s the funniest movie to hit movie theaters in years. The role is a big change for 73-year-old Neeson, the Irish actor whose last seven movies had him holding a gun. This time, Neeson is in on the joke and blows out his previous movie characters …
The return of The Naked Gun is a sparkling success
It’s common complaint these days that you just can’t make the jokes you used to onscreen. Cancel culture and political correctness have killed the comedy. Not only do audiences not want to watch funny movies any more; writers, directors and actors don’t seem to know how to make them.The new The Naked Gun, the fourth film in the spoof-comedy franchise which arrives 31 years after the previous instalment, shoves two fingers up at this idea. It’s a…
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