Overview
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
While this movie’s existence isn’t as indefensible as Jon Hamm’s turn as Fletch, it isn’t far off. This movie is as unnecessary as it was the minute that you heard of its existence. I was a big fan of the originals, but even those movies had become formulaic. This movie feels like a community theater decided to make their own version of Naked Gun. The film is at its worse when they are directly ripping off a bit from the original – it is in these moments (and there are many) where you realize that there will never be another Leslie Nielsen. The film is at its best when it isn’t regurgitating old bits. And I think that is why people think that movies like this are even remotely funny – nostalgia.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Naked Gun
Movie title: The Naked Gun
Movie description: Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
Date published: 2025-12-15
Director(s): Akiva Schaffer
Actor(s): Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, Michael Beasley, Moses Jones, Chase Steven Anderson, Cody Rhodes, Busta Rhymes, Eddie DuPriest, Carl Gilliard, Elliott Grey, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Jon Anik, Michael Bisping, Bruce Buffer, John McCarthy, Justin Gaethje, Kamaru Usman, Brandon Moreno, Joseph Benavidez, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Priscilla Presley, Sailor Luna Bunch, Judd Lormand, John Santiago, Jennifer Bowles, Sean Freeland, Doug Mand, Gavin Cloy, Jesse Santoyo, Brandon Valley Jones, Lydia Castro, Ulisses Gonsalves, Marc Farley, Dan Black, Princess Elmore, Ian Kincaid, Basma Ayatte, Omer Mughal, Vincent Lascoumes, Jason MacDonald, Amy Choi, Jaycee Naia, Douglas Wiltse, Danny Bonacci, Dave Bautista, Lyon Beckwith, Keiko Bell, Keith Brooks, Marc Demeter, David Dunston, Sergio Duque, Cody Farkas, David Lengel, Austin Parsons, Scott Rapp, Justin Ruse, Jordan Scott, Joey Shear, Brandon Trost, Vinnie Varon, Zachary Vazquez, Jas Wang, Marvin E. West
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
My Review
While this movie’s existence isn’t as indefensible as Jon Hamm’s turn as Fletch, it isn’t far off. This movie is as unnecessary as it was the minute that you heard of its existence. I was a big fan of the originals, but even those movies had become formulaic. This movie feels like a community theater decided to make their own version of Naked Gun. The film is at its worse when they are directly ripping off a bit from the original – it is in these moments (and there are many) where you realize that there will never be another Leslie Nielsen. The film is at its best when it isn’t regurgitating old bits. And I think that is why people think that movies like this are even remotely funny – nostalgia.
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My Review - 5/10
5/10