The Naked Gun

The new Naked Gun isn't a bad film, but I found it underwhelming. It starts off strong, but the laughs taper off as it goes on. While it's a cut above many modern comedies, it struggles to measure up to the original films - a comparison that's hard not to make. Liam Neeson feels miscast; he leans too far into the silliness, when playing it straighter might have made his performance funnier. All in all, it's watchable, but not something I'd pay to see.

"The Naked Gun" tries to bring back the over-the-top parody and slapstick chaos of the originals, but it never fully reaches the same level of comedic brilliance. There are some genuinely funny gags that capture the absurd spirit of the franchise, yet too often the humor feels uneven - swinging between clever moments and jokes that try too hard to land.

The cast shows enthusiasm, and a few performances lean nicely into the ridiculousness, but the flow isn't always smooth, leaving parts of the film dragging instead of keeping the laughs consistent. Nostalgia carries some of the weight, but the film could have used more fresh ideas instead of leaning so heavily on old tricks.

It's not a disaster by any means, and when the comedy works, it delivers the kind of silly fun you'd expect. But as a reboot of a beloved classic, it ends up being more of a decent distraction than a must-see comedy. A watchable but underwhelming return.

I got just about what I expected-but I was hoping for a miracle. And a miracle could have happened if they had stayed true to the spirit of the original films. The originals are a parody of classic noir/detective cinema, with Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin doing absurd things with a completely straight face-just like Peter Sellers did a few years earlier in The Pink Panther.

Even though everything around them is parodic (as are their actions), they themselves remain serious characters and see themselves that way. In this film, though, they let that go. They threw in a bunch of anarchic humor and unintelligent stunts-clearly, in my view, aiming to attract a younger audience.

And that audience seemed to enjoy the film quite a bit. We older fans, on the other hand, swallowed the lump in our throats and took some comfort in the solid performances of our beloved aging stars, consoling ourselves that it turned out relatively well.

What a pleasant surprise that movie was. It really brought back the humour and the spirit of the old movies while still bringing its own fresh flair to it. Not every joke might land but there are so many of them in the movie and most of them worked for me. It has been a while since I saw a movie so eager to make you laugh.

I just got out of The Naked Gun

This was not the laugh riot the reviews, promised. Its humour is very safe and is pretty inoffensive. I did laugh out loud quite a lot, but they were not belly laughs

Liam Neeson does his best and is solid, I loved his voice over. Pamela Anderson is game and the scene with her singing is excellent, she looked great, too. Paul Walter Hauser has a scent role, but isn't really given much to do, whilst Danny Huston hams it up as the villain and it's always nice to see Kevin Durrand, even if he is under used. There is a surprise cameo which made me smile.

I smiled a lot during this movie, it made me think of my Dad, who loved these movies. It is the most I have laughed in the cinema in a long time, but it's not up there with Tropic Thunder, Something About Mary, Four Weddings & A Funeral and The Birdcage, as my favourite comedies I've seen on the big screen!! Those had serious long belly laughs in the cinema, with everyone cracking up. There are not many better things than watching a hilarious movie, with a packed crowd. This wasn't it, for me.

Stay for the song during the end credits!!